Hi all, I am new to c programing and I am having trouble using the compilers I have found. I have seen topics on how to use them but not working. I was hoping to find a compiler that I can run from a CD, so I tried "tiny C", but when I type code in the command window I get an error. How do I use the command compilers and what do I need to make them work.
Thanks
Ken
It depends on the compiler, but are you sure you do not want to use a compiler from within an IDE instead?How do I use the command compilers and what do I need to make them work.
Look up a C++ Reference and learn How To Ask Questions The Smart WayOriginally Posted by Bjarne Stroustrup (2000-10-14)
you should follow the above advice, get an all in one package downloaded and you're away, why did you want to run it from cd?
Thanks I will follow your advice. I also like how to Ask Questions the smart way.
Thank you for the advice. I use different pc's at work and wanted to practice my c programing on my breaks and lunch hour. The cd is because I cant load a compiler on different pc's.
Have you looked at this help page?
http://fabrice.bellard.free.fr/tcc/tcc-doc.html#SEC2
You said you were getting errors but didn't say what they are, the mindreader who posts on this board is currently on holiday.
He will be back next thursdays so if you hang on untill then he should have a solution for you.
TCC options are a very much like gcc options. The main difference is that TCC can also execute directly the resulting program and give it runtime arguments.
Here are some examples to understand the logic:
`tcc -run a.c'
Compile `a.c' and execute it directly
`tcc -run a.c arg1'
Compile a.c and execute it directly. arg1 is given as first argument to the main() of a.c.
`tcc a.c -run b.c arg1'
Compile `a.c' and `b.c', link them together and execute them. arg1 is given as first argument to the main() of the resulting program. Because multiple C files are specified, `--' are necessary to clearly separate the program arguments from the TCC options.
`tcc -o myprog a.c b.c'
Compile `a.c' and `b.c', link them and generate the executable `myprog'.
`tcc -o myprog a.o b.o'
link `a.o' and `b.o' together and generate the executable `myprog'.
`tcc -c a.c'
Compile `a.c' and generate object file `a.o'.
`tcc -c asmfile.S'
Preprocess with C preprocess and assemble `asmfile.S' and generate object file `asmfile.o'.
`tcc -c asmfile.s'
Assemble (but not preprocess) `asmfile.s' and generate object file `asmfile.o'.
`tcc -r -o ab.o a.c b.c'
Compile `a.c' and `b.c', link them together and generate the object file `ab.o'.
