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Dylan D'Orazio
118 PointsDon't have a Mac to get xcode
If I don't have a mac computer, how can I follow along and make it work?
4 Answers
Matias Hermida
1,956 PointsHello Dylan. You can run OS X in a windows computer instaling a virtual machine and running the OS X in there, then download xcode. Search in youtube a tutorial for doing what i told you. Good luck
Dylan D'Orazio
118 PointsThanks Matias!
James Barnett
39,199 PointsIt's probably not a good idea to try and use xcode without a Mac.
That being said, there are various online Mac virtual machine services.
I'd say this one looks promising http://www.hostmyapple.com/macvps.html
There's also building a hackintosh (not recommended)
ahmed dahiru
243 PointsTry macincloud.com you can rent a mac online. Very flexible plans (I go with 3hours a day for a month)
James Barnett
39,199 PointsJames Barnett
39,199 PointsPeople are spilt on wether it is worth it's worth the effort to try to use a hackintosh.
This thread offers some great perspective:
http://iphonedevsdk.com/forum/business-legal-app-store/78896-using-hackinctosh-to-develop-iphone-app-what-s-your-opinion-p2.html
In particular this quote "Don't expect Hackintosh to work on your current computer - 90% chance it won't." Apparently after updates things will break, hackintosh according to the thread is often quite brittle.