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Asked: 2026-05-19T11:18:37+00:00

I followed Objective-C beginner’s guide and created a few files. Then I created an

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I followed Objective-C beginner’s guide and created a few files. Then I created an Empty Project in XCode and imported the files. Now I want to compile and run them from XCode. How can I do that? The Run/Debug menu option in XCode doesn’t seem to be available.

What template should I use in XCode to write a “Hello World” application in Objective-C not using Cocoa? I can’t find any appropriate template. The Empty Project doesn’t seem to work for this.

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    What template should I use in XCode to write a “Hello World” application in Objective-C not using Cocoa?

    You should create a command line tool with the Foundation framework as follows:
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    I realize that you don’t want to use Cocoa, and I realize that Foundation is the “framework that contains the non-GUI Cocoa classes.” (Learning Objective-C 2.0) However, this is the recommended method for creating a non-GUI Objective-C application by all of the following:

    • Learn Objective-C on the Mac by Mark Dalrymple and Scott Knaster. As stated on p. 9, “All the programs in this book are based on the Foundation framework.”
    • Learning Objective-C 2.0 by Robert Clair.
    • Learn C on the Mac by Dave Mark. On p. 320 in Chapter 12: Where Do You Go from Here, Dave Mark states that the command line tool with the Foundation framework “is the starting point for your next big adventure—mastering Objective-C.”
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