Thanks, interdev.
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Yes, it is possible, Xcode is just an IDE around command-line tools such as make, gcc and others. But Xcode makes a lot of things easy for you, building your own development environment would be a lot of work. If you just want to use a different editor, you might want to check out man xcodebuild.
zoul
2010-03-20 09:08:32
xcodebuild is part of Xcode.
Diederik Hoogenboom
2010-03-20 09:41:23
“Without Xcode” can mean two things, not installing or not using. I assume he means “not using.”
zoul
2010-03-20 09:46:03
Also, figuring out all the tools you need to invoke, the right order, correct command-line parameters, etc all would take quite some time. But yes, it is certainly possible.
gavinb
2010-03-20 09:46:09
You can configure an external editor inside Xcode, so if you just want to use an external editor you can still rely on Xcode for its project/target configuration features.
Graham Lee
2010-03-20 13:09:19
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You need to at least install Xcode (or more specifically the Apple Developer Tools package, which includes Xcode and various other tools etc). You can then use the underlying tools directly without actually going via the Xcode IDE, but that would be a perverse thing to do.
Paul R
2010-03-20 09:57:18
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It's possible to not use Xcode, but trying to develop iPhone apps without it would make your life so much harder I'd strongly encourage you to use it. You'll have to install the dev tools that includes it anyway, and it's mandatory for deploying the app on the iPhone to test it so you may as well get using it now.
Mike Howard
2010-03-20 12:58:47