C compilers for windows

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hey guys,

Does any1 know a good free C compiler I can use with Windows. The stuff we have at Uni is on a Unix box and I wanna practice at home. I dont have a Unix Box here

merci

 

[crispy]

Cant you ssh into the unix and compile there?

Isnt there a version of eclipse for C btw?

Eclipse is so lovely!

 

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Cant you ssh into the unix and compile there?

Isnt there a version of eclipse for C btw?

Eclipse is so lovely!

not going to be very productive, making programs at home, then not knownig if they work till the next time im at uni

 

[Ovron]

There are several free ones available.

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express: Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition
This is a basic version of their commercial Visual Studio suits, which does the job if you don't require too much. Requires some changes to make it understand it is C and not (V)C++, if you use the IDE. Otherwise it is just a flag-option you supply on the command line / make. I am not sure what you can and can not do with this license but you might want to check it out. MS VC++ 2008 compiler produces (I can't believe myself saying this) good asm.

LCC-Win32: LCC-Win32: A free compiler system for Windows Operating Systems by Jacob Navia
This one (in a huge majority of cases) compiles same code that Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 (C-mode) would compile. This is a compiler, with a custom editor which isn't too bad, though rather basic. Produces pretty good asm.

Dev-C++ 5: Bloodshed Software - Dev-C++
This is an IDE, and uses the Mingw port of GCC. Pretty good.
MinGW - Home - address to the compiler.

And here's an oddball (imo): Cygwin Information and Installation. You can /somewhat/ use linux API on windows. (Would avoid this.)


In my opinion? LCC-Win32. You don't get a fancy IDE for large projects, but it works nicely and produces good asm. If you are going to develop serious projects for windows, I would suggest investing in a (possible) students' version of MS VC++ 2008, or if you are going commercial, the Pro version of it.

Good luck with C .

@Crispy: You can make Eclipse work with C-compilers. Eclipse is not a compiler .

/Ovron

*gaaaasp* long time since posting on these forums... *runs away*


ps. Write as platform-independant code as possible... ok atleast for win32 and linux ! Use only the standard headers as far as possible. <3 C. Can't stand people dissecting it . Also pray you don't have to do much GUI-programming in C. ds.