newbie question *blush*

Hello there. I have a little problem.

I just want to setup something, WHATEVER, to start tinkering with c++ on my comp, I've already dabbled in C and PHP, I don't know ........ about programming but have fun tinkering with it.

My problem is:

Yeah, there are a lot of tutorials. That's good. But I get lost with them! I've finally managed to download bloodshed and the template code gives me errors... I can find

I'm windows XP, is anyone kind enough to point me in some direction? Any advice will be appreciated.

What errors?

Are you trying to build a Windows project or a console (command prompt) application?

For windows apps, I can foresee that you may need additional components (such as the Windows Platform SDK - Now called Windows SDK, formerly Platform SDK).

Edit: Start simple. Create an EMPTY project that is "console application", add a new file "Hello.c", then copy in this code:

Code:

---

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
  printf("Hello, World\n");
  return 0;
}

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If it doesn't compile, please post errors here.

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Mats

I used what you posted and doesn't compile, says the following:

[Linker error] undefined reference to `__cpu_features_init'

Seems like you are missing some startup code. Are you sure you installed everything as it should?

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Mats