Is there a Mac emulator or Objective-C environment I can run on Windows?

Question

I'm in the process of learning Objective-c but would like to run code snippets via some sort of emulator on Windows — preferably web based.

I want to understand Objective-C syntax and walk through common code examples, probably via some sort of console. I would probably leave any framework type learning for when I get onto my MacBook, at home.

I have done a quick Google with no success.

Answer 1

It depends what you mean. Objective-C can be compiled by GCC, so you can happily create Objective-C test apps on Windows. If you are talking about the frameworks though, which contain most of the power when developing on OSX then it's a no unfortunately. You can get libraries compatible with SOME parts from gnustep.org (and run them on Linux/BSD), but it's still not the full OSX "stack".

You can get OS X running in VMWare, but it's illegal, so you best bet is to pickup a cheap Mac that can run Tiger/Leopard and use that.