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I'm planning to make some applications in mingw...I ran to this site: http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...?group_id=2435
Now, I know I can use the Automated MinGW Installer but I need the files to be installed in a non-internet connection machine...
So, my question is: Which files do I need?
PS: I use a pendrive to carry them, just in case you were wondering how I would do that ;)
Thanks!
>> Which files do I need?
Download both the exe and the tar.gz file to the same directory, and run the exe to install.
WinRAR is one program that can allow you to inspect the tar.gz yourself on windows (as well as other compression formats), but this is not a necessity for installation.
I recommend 7-Zip. Supports about the same number of formats as WinRAR, and the 7z format has compression ratios similar to that of RAR, and is free, open source, and cross-platform.
The competing format does not always have the latest and greatest support for each other...
7zip does not fully support rar. Rar does not fully support 7z.
As for the original question, just install MinGW using the installer on a computer with Internet access, copy the C:\MinGW folder to the computer you want it installed, and add C:\MinGW\bin to $PATH.
Sounds an idea :)Quote:
Originally Posted by cyberfish
Thanks to all
Download the free Dev C++ program. It uses the mingw compiler. It's great.
http://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.html
Seeing as development of DevC++ is discontinued, does it come with the latest MinGW?
I recall that Dev-C++ 4.9.9.2 comes with the MinGW port of gcc 3.4.2, which is not the latest stable version (I am using 3.4.5).
http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/gnu/mingw/?fisel=0-9,a-z,A-Z
How about this guys? Got it from http://www.mingw.org/old/download.shtml
I'm using 4.3.2 for 32-bit
http://nuwen.net/mingw.html
Compiled my own 4.4.0 SVN for 64-bit.
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.p...orum_id=723797
I would suggest another free IDE. Here is a small list of popular IDEs:Quote:
Originally Posted by happyclown
http://apps.sourceforge.net/mediawik...nt_Environment
Judging by his sig, I don't think he needs help choosing an IDE :).
MinGW is not an IDE, it's just a Windows port of GCC. It's a collection of command line programs (compiler, linker, debugger...).
Just a note for happyclown then ;)
Ah okay. Missed his post :).Quote:
Just a note for happyclown then
Thanks for the list. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Elysia
I downloaded M$ Visual C++ 2008 Express, and the MSDN library too. That's alot of software for free. And the amount of documentation is staggering, which is terrfic, compared to bare-bones Dev c++.
I have devoted a whole week to reading the documentation on how to actually use it to make C programs. :)
> 7zip does not fully support rar. Rar does not fully support 7z.
That's because of the moronic Rar licence. So go with 7z instead :-)
Oh yes, I always do. 7z rocks! :D
happyclown: You picked a good IDE there. Visual Studio has C/C++ capability with a very good compiler and even a debugger!