Dev C++ !?...

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10-20-2006
[Z-D]

Dev C++ !?...

I have a C++ 6.0 but it doesn't work on <iostream> , which I learn to use but it works on <stdio.h> . Why is that and does anybody know how to get it to work.

When I compli it I get:
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\eh.h(32) : fatal error C1189: #error : "eh.h is only for C++!"
Error executing cl.exe.

So I tried downloading Dev C++ from
http://www.bloodshed.net/dev/devcpp.html
http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...ease_id=307174

Non of it is working!... Either that or I don't know how to use it. Once downloaded, when I try to open it it automatically closses in split second. How do I get it to work?....

Please help me......
10-20-2006
anon

Are you trying to use DevC++ (the latest version is 4.9.9.2) or Visual C++? Dev-C++ has no "eh.h". And it would say so.

Did you download and install full DevC++ (together with the compiler and headers)?
10-20-2006
DougDbug

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...it doesn't work on <iostream> , which I learn to use but it works on <stdio.h> . Why is that and does anybody know how to get it to work. ..."eh.h is only for C++!"

The compiler seems to be compiling in C, instead of C++. So, something is configured incorrectly... I don't know what...

Maybe VC++ 6 requires you to use <iostream.h> but I doubt it...

Apparently, eh.h has something do do with exception handling. I assume you didn't #include <eh.h>. But, if you included <windows.h>, eh.h is probably included inside <windows.h> .

I've never tried Dev-C++ myself, but every time I've installed an new compiler it's taken a few hours to a day to get it installed, configured & working. So, don't give-up. (Always test a new compiler with "Hello World" before trying a real project!)
10-20-2006
CornedBee

Are you sure your source file doesn't end in .c? C++ source must end in .cpp, .cc or .cxx to be properly recognized.

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Maybe VC++ 6 requires you to use <iostream.h> but I doubt it...

Nope, it doesn't. It was the first MS compiler to ship the new-style headers, though they lack a few things.

Anyway, you might want to upgrade to Visual Studio 2005 if possible.

Or install Code::Blocks instead of Dev-C++.

None of this matters, though, if your source file ends in .c. All compilers will treat is as C.
10-20-2006
manutd

When you create your projects in Dev-C++, is the Language: C box checked?
10-21-2006
[Z-D]

Thanks for trying to help out guys. But I think I'll just give up on this one, and try to finnish my assignment in th University's Computer lab. Gives me less stress....

By the way the error thing that I mentioned in the above post was not from Dev C++, it was from Microsof Visual C++ 6.0. I should have been more clear there.

Anyways this is what I got.
http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/5915/downloadkn8.png
I donwloaded two WinRAR files from the arrow shown. I was unable to download the rest.
from here http://www.bloodshed.net/dev/devcpp.html

I mannage to get these....
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/606/devzn0.jpg
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/7734/dev2po1.jpg
I don't know what to do from here....

If the process to get it work is too troublesome, don't bother wasting your time explaining to me. I'm just gonna use the University's Computer Lab, which is one hour drive from my place.... T_T
But if it is simple then please explain.
10-21-2006
CornedBee

Don't get Dev-C++. Get Code::Blocks or Visual Studio 2005 Express.

And I still claim that your source file ends in .c. So far you've not told me that I'm wrong.
10-21-2006
anon

You have downloaded Dev-C++ 4. That is really old. Although version 5 (4.9.9.2) is said to be beta, it is actually very stable. (Download the full package, there's no point in going through a lot of trouble to make it work with the non-standard VC++ libraries.)

If you want to try it, you'll probably need to uninstal the old version first, because otherwise there might be some confusion about configuration files in some system folders. If you run into trouble, Bloodshed DevC++ support forum is also a place to ask (make sure you read their Read this before posting thread before posting a thread :) )

You might also look for wxDev-C++. It's practically the same, except you also get a graphical GUI tool and the wxWidgets libraries for cross-platform GUI programming.

If you are a programming student, you might better get some compiler to your home computer. It would be hard to learn stuff, if you only had limited access to a compiler - that would be like learning to swim on dry land.
10-21-2006
[Z-D]

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Originally Posted by CornedBee

And I still claim that your source file ends in .c. So far you've not told me that I'm wrong.

No man, it's .cpp .

My Microsoft Visuals C++ 6.0 is exactly the same as I have in Uninersity but it only has one Project in New. And that is Database Project. I was taught to use Win32 Project in University.

Someone suggested for me to use Cygwin... I'm still working on downloading it... Can't seem to get it right, but if its troubling me too much, I'm just gonna give up...

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Originally Posted by anon

If you want to try it, you'll probably need to uninstal the old version first, because otherwise there might be some confusion about configuration files in some system folders. If you run into trouble, Bloodshed DevC++ support forum is also a place to ask (make sure you read their Read this before posting thread before posting a thread)

I might consider that... or I might just give up on this...

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Originally Posted by anon

If you are a programming student, you might better get some compiler to your home computer. It would be hard to learn stuff, if you only had limited access to a compiler - that would be like learning to swim on dry land.

Nice analogy. I like that saying... So getting a C++ at home is like getting swimming pool. Having trouble with that... :)
Actually I'm a Mechanical Engineering student. But it still worries me because C-Programming is 50% of proffesional studies... But I'm very sure I'll pull through even without C++ at home.

Thanks guys.

I posted my first problem here: http://cboard.cprogramming.com/showthread.php?t=84378
10-21-2006
maxorator

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Originally Posted by CornedBee

Don't get Dev-C++. Get Code::Blocks or Visual Studio 2005 Express.

There's nothing wrong with Dev-C++. Better than Visual Studio. I've tried Visual Studio but I uninstalled it on the same day, because I didn't like it at all.
Code::Blocks is... primitive. I know it is being developed and probably soon it will beat any other IDE, but at the moment I would prefer Dev-C++.
10-21-2006
[Z-D]

Okay, so I mannaged to download Cygwin... When I open it I get the black screen. It seems I have to write some command in... But what do I write to open a C++ file?...
10-21-2006
swgh

I think that is a command line compiler, borland issue them 5.0 6.0 come to mind. They are tricky to use. Best stick to the IDE as mentioned above.

MSVC++6.0 that you use is rather dated, and since the standard in 1998 ot fails to properly implement the standard in some important ways. I would consider using Dev4.992 or even code::blocks instead. MSVC++2005 is avaliable from MS website free of charge but you will also need the platform SDK if you want to use windows.h functions
10-21-2006
JaWiB

From their site: "Cygwin is a Linux-like environment for Windows." It's not an IDE or compiler, it's just a way to get some linux functionality/feel on windows, and probably isn't what you want.

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Non of it is working!... Either that or I don't know how to use it. Once downloaded, when I try to open it it automatically closses in split second. How do I get it to work?....

What is 'it'? The setup application? Dev-C++ itself?

I agree with CornedBee that Code::Blocks or Visual C++ 2005 express are good options; I personally have both installed, as well as Dev-C++.
10-21-2006
maxorator

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But what do I write to open a C++ file?...

This really made me laugh :D
10-21-2006
1brian3

need some help

im new to cprogramming.i have dev-c++ complier and i dont know how to run a program.it says project not complied.how do i use this complier?
10-21-2006
maxorator

You need to compile it :p
Dev-C++ is the easiest compiler ever made.
I've installed it 4 times on different computers or after formats. Everything always works fine.
10-21-2006
manutd

Hint to 1brian3: hit the F9 key.
10-21-2006
CornedBee

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Originally Posted by maxorator

There's nothing wrong with Dev-C++.

It's no longer properly developed. It's been stuck for years in a (admittedly very stable) pre-release. With all due respect, I consider that "something wrong".

It also, in years of development, failed to implement a simple "Keep console open" wrapper, leading to hosts of newbies using it to come to various programming forums and ask the same question over and over. (Despite the answer being in the FAQ.)

And just to nitpick: it's not a compiler. It's an IDE. GCC is the compiler.
10-21-2006
Desolation

@CornedBee: I don't think it's really a good feature. It makes less hardcore newbies ask THE question... but they remain ignorant for quite more time.
10-22-2006
maxorator

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It's no longer properly developed. It's been stuck for years in a (admittedly very stable) pre-release. With all due respect, I consider that "something wrong".

I don't consider that "something wrong" unless it has some serious bugs in it that need fixing. :)
10-22-2006
CornedBee

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Originally Posted by Desolation

@CornedBee: I don't think it's really a good feature. It makes less hardcore newbies ask THE question... but they remain ignorant for quite more time.

Ignorant of what? How to make a program stall for no reason just before exiting?

I'll gladly have them remain ignorant of that.
10-22-2006
Wraithan

Max... What about C::B is Primative? I come from using Dev-C++ and VS2005 and it seems like a nice health mix of the 2. The nice IDE features of VS without the bloat and required MS compiler.