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[[Category:Installing Code::Blocks]]
[[Category:Installing Code::Blocks nightly build]]
This article describes how to install a nightly build of Code::Blocks.

:''NOTE'': The nightly builds for Mac OS X are not official (just yet)

The packages are currently done infrequently, and not really "nightly".

=== Install steps ===

# Download the Developer Tools from [http://developer.apple.com/tools/ Apple], if not included with Mac OS X.
#* For Mac OS X 10.3, you need to install Xcode Tools version 1.2 or later
#* For Mac OS X 10.4, you need to install Xcode Tools version 2.2 or later
# Download the latest Mac binary ZIP package of Code::Blocks, from [http://developer.berlios.de/project/showfiles.php?group_id=5358&release_id=9217 BerliOS].
#* For Mac OS X 10.1 up to 10.3 (PPC), download the "macppc" version
#* For Mac OS X 10.4 (PowerPC or Intel), download the "macx86" version
# Now unpack the zip file package, and put CodeBlocks.app where you like it.
#* The suggested location is /Developer/Applications or ~/Applications.
#* wxWidgets (2.6.3-2, ANSI) is included inside the application bundle.

=== MacPorts ===

If you prefer, you can install Code::Blocks / wxWidgets using [http://www.macports.org MacPorts] instead:

See [[Installing Code::Blocks from source on Mac OS X]], under DarwinPorts section.

There are no binary packages for MacPorts just yet, so it compiles from the source.

=== Known Issues ===

First of all, see the issues that apply to all builds of Code::Blocks:

* /index.php?board=20.0 (release notes)
* '''Warning: the "codecompletion" plugin might hang the program'''
* http://developer.berlios.de/bugs/?group_id=5358 (reported bugs)

There are also some bugs that only apply to the Mac OS X version:

* Files can not yet be double-clicked in the Finder, to launch them
* Some items on the "Start Here" page do not work: new/open/recent
* Open in console doesn't work with Terminal.app, only wxGTK/X11/xterm

Not really bugs, but some things that might require extra setup:
* The default package does not have developer files for wxWidgets
* The wizards do not have all Mac tweaks to the generated code
* Not all of the included contributed plugins work on Mac just yet