EPTThanks in advance.
C programming in windows
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deconduo
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Jyvblamo
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freelander
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fusionsdf
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On April 30 2009 00:26 Jyvblamo wrote: Try running gcc with cygwin. yeah that should work. Also some colleges have a linux server set up for you to telnet to. Make sure thats not what you are expected to do (but if you've been to every class and they havent mentioned it, thats probably not the case) | ||
pachi
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Jin
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u can also use a virtual machine such as vmware workstation + linux | ||
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Navane
Netherlands2751 Posts
http://www.wikihow.com/Set-up-Borland's-Free-C-Compiler-for-Windows | ||
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Myrmidon
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deconduo
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On April 30 2009 00:26 Jyvblamo wrote: Try running gcc with cygwin. I had a look at that, seems to be a good idea. I'm downloading cygwin now and that seems easy enough. Had a look at the gcc download stuff and I'm completely lost. Keep in mind I'm only competent with windows stuff, so anything outside of setup.exe is way over my head. Any advice on what exactly I need to do to get it running would be great On April 30 2009 00:51 Myrmidon wrote: I wouldn't recommend setting up Cygwin/MinGW or a Windows compiler or IDE for this one class unless you absolutely have to. By far the best bet is to remotely use a school computer, since you're already familiar with working on those. Also, what with the slightly different versions of C and C compilers on various machines, you won't run into possible compatibility issues (shouldn't happen, but who knows...) compiling on your setup as opposed to the school's setup. Remotely connecting isn't an option unfortunately. The computers we're doing the labs on are separate from the rest of the college system. Can't even access external web pages from them. Also I'll be doing a lot more C next year, so I might as well have stuff working on my laptop now rather than later. | ||
GHOSTCLAW
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Murkyith14
United States111 Posts
http://www.microsoft.com/express/vc/ | ||
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pheer
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Also it's not a bloated microsoft piece of crap. If you just need to work on source code, Dev C++ is good for C. However if you need to COMPILE AND SEND your program to use in real environments, go with one of the other options above, because Dev C++ will not include the proper libraries to run the compiled binary file outside the Dev C++ environment. | ||
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unknown.sam
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Dev-C very lite software and easy to use. i used it back in college as a substitute for linux C | ||
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CTStalker
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b3h47pte
United States1317 Posts
On April 30 2009 01:41 pheer wrote: I have no idea what everyone in this thread is thinking, but Dev C++ is the easiest program to get the standard C compiler up and running without having to install cygwin yourself, or jump through a bunch of hoops messing with environment variables. Also it's not a bloated microsoft piece of crap. If you just need to work on source code, Dev C++ is good for C. However if you need to COMPILE AND SEND your program to use in real environments, go with one of the other options above, because Dev C++ will not include the proper libraries to run the compiled binary file outside the Dev C++ environment. Bloated? You mean like 'bloated' because of the couple hundred megabytes of .NET and MSDN and what not? I don't think that can be considered 'bloated' beacause those are actually useful features one can use... If you're just going to do some small apps then just use Dev C++ or some other small IDE that won't take you far. However if you decide to further professionaly, I would recommend Visual Studios. Taking an hour or two to learn a more 'complex' IDE is well worth it in the long run. | ||
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imDerek
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DeathSpank
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deconduo
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
http://lifehacker.com/5195999/portable-ubuntu-runs-ubuntu-inside-windows | ||
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GHOSTCLAW
United States17042 Posts
On April 30 2009 06:51 Cambium wrote: if you use putty a lot, consider this: http://lifehacker.com/5195999/portable-ubuntu-runs-ubuntu-inside-windows it's kind of slow compared to native ubuntu...but i guess I kind of expected it to be slow anyway. | ||
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omgbnetsux
United States3749 Posts
On April 30 2009 00:26 Jyvblamo wrote: Try running gcc with cygwin. This is how I code my C without *nix shell access. Cygwin is just nice to have on a Windows machine anyways (I cannot survive without tab completion). | ||
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