Set Up C/C++ Development on iPad with iSH Shell

Do you want to use a terminal on your iPad?

I recommend iSH Shell.

You can install packages on your iPad and it works on the offline.

Step 1. Download iSH shell

https://apps.apple.com/kr/app/ish-shell/id1436902243?l=en-GB

Step 2. Install APK packages

apk update
apk add gcc g++ make musl-dev
apk add git
apk add vim

Step 3. Install zsh

apk add zsh curl git
sh -c “$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)”

And set zsh as default

ask add shadow
passwd
chsh -s /bin/zsh

To run chsh, you have to set your password. But on the iSH shell, you haven’t set any password. So please set a new password by running passwd.

And then run chsh -s /bin/zsh

Step 4. Write C++ Code

vim hello.cpp

#include <iostream>;
using namespace std;
int main() {
    cout &lt;&lt; “Hellow from iPad” &lt;&lt; endl;
    return 0;
}

g++ hello.cpp -o hello
./hello

Isn’t it cool? 😎 Happy c++ coding on your iPad on the offline!