diff --git a/doc/install-source.html b/doc/install-source.html index f32d48d6d0d..d9f9577a677 100644 --- a/doc/install-source.html +++ b/doc/install-source.html @@ -86,8 +86,14 @@ To build it, you need a C compiler installed.

-On OS X, a C compiler can be installed as part of -Xcode. +On OS X, a C compiler is bundled in the command line tools for +Xcode, +and you don't need to install the whole Xcode to compile Go. +If you have already installed Xcode 4.3+, you can install command +line tools from the Components tab of the Downloads preferences panel. +To verify you have a working compiler, just invoke gcc +in a freshly created Terminal window, unless you see the +"gcc: command not found" error, you are ready to go.

diff --git a/doc/install.html b/doc/install.html index ec78d2a5a8b..39de519b08d 100644 --- a/doc/install.html +++ b/doc/install.html @@ -42,12 +42,17 @@ proceeding. If your OS or architecture is not on the list, it's possible that

FreeBSD 7 or later amd64, 386 Debian GNU/kFreeBSD not supported Linux 2.6.23 or later with glibc amd64, 386, arm CentOS/RHEL 5.x not supported; no binary distribution for ARM yet -Mac OS X 10.6/10.7 amd64, 386 use the gcc† that comes with Xcode +Mac OS X 10.6/10.7 amd64, 386 use the gcc† that comes with Xcode‡ Windows 2000 or later amd64, 386 use mingw gcc†; cygwin or msys is not needed

-†gcc is required only if you plan to use cgo. +†gcc is required only if you plan to use +cgo.
+‡You only need to install the command line tools for +Xcode. If you have already +installed Xcode 4.3+, you can install it from the Components tab of the +Downloads preferences panel.

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