Even though Metrowerks Code Warrior is the defacto standard for development on OS 8.6+, I wanted to try and get Symantec C/C++ v8.6 up and running properly because I found a lot of coding tutorials and books written for Symantec or THINK C/C++.
So, I got a copy from macintosh garden...
It is known not to work well with OS versions after 8.1, which was what was current when it was released.
So far I fixed one major show-stopper bug, but have another left:
1. When you open Cafe Studio, it complains that you haven't selected a printed from the chooser, and crashes right away.
Fix: Even though I don't have any printer, I fixed it by opening Chooser, selecting "LaserWriter8", and exiting Chooser.
2. In the Symantec Project Manager (the main IDE), it throws an error message when opening Project->Options... menu item.
"Couldn't complete the last command because a required resource is missing.
Result Code =-192"
Anybody have any ideas?