Free Win32 C++ compiler

[Raskii]

Does anyone here know where I can find a free C++ compiler? I don't need anything fancy, just something that will turn my .cpp files into .exe files.

I've found a couple (there's a Win32 port of gcc but I can't get it to install correctly :( ) but I can't seem to get them to work on my computer.

[Strogian]

I would suggest downloading Dev-C++ from www.bloodshed.net. (http://www.bloodshed.net.) It's a free C++ IDE for Windows, and it's extremely simple to download and install. It was suggested to me by several people, and I haven't found anything better than it. I believe it's based on the mingw compiler, which is basically a port of GCC to Windows.

[sans-hubris]

You can get Borland's (http://www.borland.com/bcppbuilder/freecompiler/) for free.

[ 09 November 2001: Message edited by: Muad Dib --formerly ndogg ]

[Strogian]

Borland's is no good. Get Dev-C++. :) You gotta go through a bunch of fuss to get Borland's, and then all you have is a command-line based compiler.

[Whipping Boy]

Yeah...Dev-C++ is the ****.

Really. Get it.

[Raskii]

Yay!

Now I can actually start lerning C++ again!!

Speaking of learning C++ again... Does anyone know of any good C++ books/sites that cover graphical programming with C++? Right now I'm using Practical C++ by Rob McGregor (QUE book). It's really good, but it only mentions graphical interfaces once... And that's to show you how to bring up one of those annoying error popup boxes on a windows platform :mad:

Oh well... I guess you learn what you're gonna use the most at first :p

EDIT: Hrm... Guess there's no UBB Code for underline. Let's try Italics then.

[ 11 November 2001: Message edited by: Raskii ]

[Sea Wolf]

www.cprogramming.com (http://www.cprogramming.com)

they have some tutorials. I'm trying to learn C and C ++ myself but havent had much time. The have lots of tutorials to get you going though.

Also look at: www.planet-source-code.com (http://www.planet-source-code.com)

Good luck!!!