Vista compiler

[tuurb046]

Hi,

Is bloodshed still good to use with vista premium, or do you recommend another compiler for practicing console c and c++?

Cheers Tuurbo46

[zacs7]

That compiler is fine, but I would recommend a MS compiler, GCC or LCC.
For an exhaustive list see http://www.cprogramming.com/compilers.html

[laserlight]

Actually, the Bloodshed Dev-C++ IDE uses the MinGW port of GCC 3.4.x.

Moving this to Tech since it more of a tool question.

[zacs7]

haha, I read bloodshed but thought borland

[tuurb046]

Hi,

Thanks for your help. So i take it you are saying move to gcc? Is the below link correct:

http://gcc-uk.internet.bs/

and do i right click and save the 4.2.0.....316 file to my pc and run?

Cheers Tuurbo46

[laserlight]

You are already using GCC. GCC (specifically g++ for C++) is a compiler (collection). Bloodshed's Dev-C++ is an integrated development environment that uses the MinGW port of GCC for the compiler.

[AverageSoftware]

haha, I read bloodshed but thought borland

What's wrong with Borland? Last I knew, the latest version of Borland C++ was one of the few compilers that supported the complete C++ language, even the elusive export.

[zacs7]

Did I say there was anything wrong with borland!?!