Thread: How do I set up Borland's C++ Free compiler

I am really frustrated with trying to get a good compiler and have been hearing of borlands. I installed it, but in the root directory of the instillation I see nothing, just the library/bin/header/help directories, and the read me files. In the Readme file it says to set it up I have to do the following:

"Installing and running the Command Line Tools
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1. Run freecommandlinetools.exe; choose the
drive and folder into which you want to
install the free C++Builder 5 command line
tool development system.

2. From the bin directory of your installation:
a. Add "c:\Borland\Bcc55"
to the existing path
b. Create a bcc32.cfg file which will set
the compiler options for the Include
and Lib paths (-I and -L switches to
compiler) by adding these lines:
-I"c:\Borland\Bcc55\include"
-L"c:\Borland\Bcc55\lib"
c. Create an ilink32.cfg file which will set
the linker option for the Lib path by
adding this line:
-L"c:\Borland\Bcc55\lib"
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could someone tell me how to do this because I don't see anything like "BC++.exe" or any executable files like that.

oh thanx, I was the one who posted it and whenever I open that file, it opens real quick then closes.

Try opening the file with a dos prompt instead of with the file explorer.

Start -> Run -> Command

still opens then closes when I do the run promt.

To compile something with borland just go to your command prompt and type:

bcc32 filename

and replace filename with the name of the file that you want to compile. Make sure that the file you want to compile is in the same directory as the bcc32 program.

No, that is not what I am saying. I know how to make the program stay open when compiling it, I am just saying that I cannot open the BORLAND Compiler at all. The file name is BCC32.exe right, I opened that but it won't stay open. I am not talking about a program that I made, I cannot get into the borland browser therefore I cannot create a program.

So I can only compile programs with the C++ borland compiler, not create and edit programs?

That's why it's called a compiler. An IDE is totally seperate.

lol, makes sense. I am using Dev C++ now and having a place to input makes it easier for me. When you have just a compiler, what do you usually use as an editor, notepad?