Core Programming

[Unregistered]

if i wanted to write an oeprating system, wich compiler would i use, i refuse to write in assembly(no offense to those who have mastered its skill though, i just dont have that skill)
i want to write an operating system...

i cant use MS Visual C++, 'cuase u can only create apps for windows. i am pretty sure that gose for all of microsft's c/C++ compilers. ofcourse, unless u prove me wrong.

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[Shadow]

If you had the knowledge to do such a thing, why would you ask?

[stautze]

It is almost impossible to write an entire os without assembly.
The main reason is the bootloader. To get around that you could use grub.

[Unregistered]

FYI, Windows was written with VC++

If they can write windows in it, you can write your own OS. But, the time and effort you would have to put into it would be tremendous.

[Shiro]

>FYI, Windows was written with VC++

Hmmm, I can't believe that Windows was entirely written in VC++. Where did you read this?

[foniks munkee]

It may have been written using the VC++ compiler, but a VERY large portion of windows was written in C - you don't have to code in C++ to use the VC compiler. There was also Assembly involved.

i cant use MS Visual C++, 'cuase u can only create apps for windows. i am pretty sure that gose for all of microsft's c/C++ compilers. ofcourse, unless u prove me wrong.

Thats not kinda how it works. A Solaris Unix c/c++ compilers binary output will only run under Solaris.. however the source code, if written to be portable could be compiled in VC++ and vice versa. Writing c code in VC++ doesn't have to be different from writing c code in other environments.