C Compiler and stuff

The main reason I created this thread, is because I'm wondering on which Dev compiler is the C compiler. I see the Dev-C++ Compiler, but I'm unsure if it's the one i'm looking for.

I have done some minor Python coding, but not much. I found it to be complex, and I was advised to start with C instead. From C to C++, and then from C++ to Pearl (i think). So after I read up on C on wiki, I decided to start with it.

I like the site, it reminds me of w3schools.com, except it's to C/C++ and not html/javascript/php.

So can I use the Dev-C++ Compiler for my C coding? I also use the Windows XP OS, so thats' the major reason I'm interested in their compiler, as it's specifically tailored to the Windows OS. I may download Linux or some other OS in the future, but Win is just my defaulted OS. Maybe I'll have a dual OS on my laptop.

I plan on reading all the (relavent) content on the site, but I like a hands on approach, that's why I want to download a compiler. :D

Dev-C++ is not a compiler, it is an IDE. It comes with a port of gcc, which has both a C compiler and a C++ compiler. You can compile both sources with it.

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Originally Posted by pal1ndr0me

So can I use the Dev-C++ Compiler for my C coding?

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Yes you can, personally I don't like it. but be sure to set your sources as C programs, I'm not sure if Dev-C compiles sources according to its extensions someone soon shall come up with the right info. Maybe you can find it here -> http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=48211 it is Dev-Cpp board on source forge.

>>I'm not sure if Dev-C compiles sources according to its extensions someone soon shall
>>come up with the right info

Here I am! Yes, at least for the latest release. Compiles .c as C, and.cpp as C++

Integrated development environment? Nice. That's what I thought, but it's a 13.5mb d/l + installation, so I wanted to make sure. Thanks ;)

Also, FWIW, you don't need to know C++ to code Perl.

I picked up Perl before I moved into the C++ world, but I had been a C programmer for quite a long while.

If you want to learn Perl, pick up the Camel book (Learning Perl). It's an excellent way to get started....

Dev-C++ isn't a very good IDE. I would recommend Visual C++ 2005 Express, it is free and a much better IDE with a larger community.

VC++ is great if you like your code that is completely according to standards to be questioned because M$ "better" way to do it.

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Originally Posted by Wraithan

VC++ is great if you like your code that is completely according to standards to be questioned because M$ "better" way to do it.

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Give an example of standards-compliant code that will not compile in VC++ 2005 Express.

I am at work so I can't give the examples... but they will compile, but VC++ 2005 gives warnings against things it feels are unsafe and thinks you should use microsoft functions instead.

>but VC++ 2005 gives warnings against things it feels are unsafe and thinks
>you should use microsoft functions instead.
There's no rule against that. Some compilers give a warning if you don't initialize a variable at declaration, but it's perfectly legal. And the warnings do make a good point about the functions not being safe. If you know what you're doing, it's annoying, but if you aren't intimately familiar with the standard library, it could be a good thing.

And of course, you can disable that particular warning set if it bothers you so much. ;)