Make sure to update the PATH variable to include the CMake location. Follow the instructions here ( Installing | CMake) to copy and install the latest CMake. Use xcode-select to install the compiler tools:

Download the latest version of XCode from the App Store ( Xcode on the App Store ()), or an older version through the Apple Developer page.

Make sure you have enabled your Mac for development:.

The following step should be performed in a terminal window on the Mac to set up the development environment.

If not, some of these tools should already be present (for example rsync) but some may need to be installed, typically the compiler command line tools, cmake, ninja-build, and lldb-mi. If you have used your Mac for C++ development before you likely have everything installed that you need. Visual Studio requires certain tools to be present on the Mac to enable the remote development experience. The components you need are selected by default. To get started install the latest preview release of Visual Studio 2022 and select the Linux and embedded development with C++ workload. There is some setup required on the Mac side to enable the support, but then the Mac is treated just as any other remote (Linux) target by Visual Studio. In this latest release, users wishing to develop cross platform C++ applications for macOS can now make use of Visual Studio’s Linux tools with CMake to target the Mac. The latest preview version of Visual Studio is now available to download.

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