Objective-C programs can be compiled under Windows using the GNUStep MinGW GCC compiler with the necessary libraries.
The easiest way to compile is to write a GNUmakefile
. Let's say that you have a HelloWorld
project that has a main.m
file.
// main.m
#import <foundation/foundation.h>
int main (int argc, const char * argv[]) {
NSAutoreleasePool * pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
NSLog(@"Hello World");
[pool drain];
return 0;
}
GNUmakefile
:
include $(GNUSTEP_MAKEFILES)/common.make
TOOL_NAME = HelloWorld
HelloWorld_OBJC_FILES = main.m
include $(GNUSTEP_MAKEFILES)/tool.make
Now type make
inside the directory and you'll get a directory called obj
were you have the executable.
Alternatively, you can use any of the following commands.
gcc `gnustep-config --objc-flags` -o main main.m -L /GNUStep/System/Library/Libraries -lobjc -lgnustep-base
Or
gcc -o main main.m -I /GNUstep/System/Library/Headers -L /GNUstep/System/Library/Libraries -lobjc -lgnustep-base -fconstant-string-class=NSConstantString