Tscope5
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We bundled all the tools (compiler, libraries, fonts, custom scripts) that Tscope5 relies on into a single installer package called Mingw4Tscope5.
Tscope5 itself is not part of MinGW4Tscope5, as it is updated more frequently. After the installation of MinGW4Tscope5, you will still need to install Tscope5 as described in the next section.
After installation an icon called 'MinGW4Tscope5 will be added to your desktop. Double clicking this icon will open a bash shell where you can enter your compilation commands.
After installation you are ready to start developing Tscope5 programs.
Please note that the distribution currently does not contain a source code editor. You will have to download and install one yourself. For Windows we recommend notepad++. In the future we might provide a plug-in that allows you to compile and run programs from notepad++, but for now you will need to use the shell commands described in the compilation manual .
First you will need to install Xcode, Apple's development environment. It can be downloaded for free from the App Store. The download can take a while, it is about 3.5 Gigabytes.
Once it is installed open it (you can find it in the Applications folder). At first launch, some components will be installed or upgraded. That may also take a while.
Then open Preferences in the Xcode menu and choose the Downloads tab. Click on the Install button next to Command Line Tools. When finished, you can close Xcode.
The next step is to install MacPorts. MacPorts provides an infrastructure for building, installing and packaging open source software. It can be downloaded here.
Make sure you download a version that is compatible with your version of OS X (versions for Mountain Lion, Lion, Snow Leopard and Leopard are available).
Once you have installed MacPorts open a Terminal (Applications/Utilities/Terminal) and copy-paste the commands described below.
First you will need to update your package repository list:
Then you can install the libraries that are needed by Allegro5:
That process will also take a while.
Then you can install Allegro5
Install the fonts needed by Tscope5
And finally install Tscope5
When you want to install an update of Tscope5 you will only need to run this last block of commands.
A good text editor for Mac OS X is TextWrangler. It can be downloaded here.
To get Tscope5 running on Linux, open a terminal window and copy-paste the commands described below.
First you will need to update your package repository list:
Then you can install the development tools
And install the Allegro5 addons
Then you can install Allegro5
Install the fonts needed by Tscope5
And finally install Tscope5
When you want to install an update of Tscope5 you will only need to run this last block of commands.