Im new to C

i just started learning C
i don't understand, and cant manage to figure out,
why these C files all work together?
or something like that
why i have to download all these files
GCCCOMPILIER
(current gcc compilier)
instead of just one

thanks
-ytaipsw

If you don't want to just download this
http://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.html

or if you're on windows then check out this steal
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/ex...c/default.aspx

ah, thanks
but im still curious what i would have had to do with that list of files

-ytaipsw

All you would have had to do was download the core compiler (the bin version)

oh ok
i see
-thanks
ytaipsw

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Originally Posted by MadCow257

or if you're on windows then check out this steal
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/ex...c/default.aspx

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you know i donwloaded and registered VC++ 2005 and its totally different from MSV C++ 6

where is the execute button? plus, when i compile i get no errors but when i build i get an error saying

Code:

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1>LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'odbc32.lib'

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i guess im missing that file?

ok heres the problem, the microsoft visual C++ thing
dosen;'t work on my windows computer for some reason

so i went back to www.mingw.org
and you said download the bin one
but theres like 5 bin ones, which one is the gcc compilier

thanks
-ytaipsw

The GCC-G++ one.
You'll also need MinGW Runtime as it contains the libraries needed and the binutils package because the compiler needs some of those files.

You might also want the Windows API package and probably make.
Decompress all of this in the same folder.

ok i got the compiler
whats this paragraph trying to tell me:

"The changes take affect with the next DOS prompt window you open. If you were successful, then you can run the GCC command in any folder/directory at the DOS prompt."

its something to do with making the gcc command work in any folder
i did the directions but i don't know what this is saying

and what exactly is the gcc command

thanks
-ytaipsw

Code:

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i guess im missing that file?

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Ya, they assume you will also download the platform SDK. I think you can safely remove it though