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Dev C++ Limitations

Tue Sep 21, 2004 12:43 am

Hey do any of you know of any free robust C++ compilers? I'm not looking to do Win32 API stuff.

Dev C++ 5 beta is pretty good except for their glaring lack of template support. Any time you have a templated class in a seperate .cpp file, it gives you a linker error. Are there any good free C++ GNU or GCC compilers for windows you guys are using?
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Tue Sep 21, 2004 8:01 am

Couple of possibilities come to mind:

<a href="http://www.cygwin.com">Cygwin</a>

<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/sfu/default.asp">Microsoft Services for UNIX</a>

Both free, and both include GCC/G++. I haven't personally tried MS SFU yet (it's on my ever-expanding "things I should check out sometime" list...)

I'll leave the debate over the irony of Microsoft distributing GPLed software for another thread... :wink:
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Tue Sep 21, 2004 12:24 pm

As someone has pointed out, you can use cygwin. Here are a coupe of other GNU gcc/g++ ports you can look into as well.

http://www.delorie.com/djgpp

http://www.mingw.org

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Tue Sep 21, 2004 12:36 pm

Adding to JBI's and SecretSquirrel's suggestions, Borland has these: http://www.borland.com/products/downloa ... ilder.html

I use GCC mostly, but some fellow programmers prefer Borland or openWatcom (the OS reincarnation of the good old Watcom) http://www.openwatcom.org/
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Tue Sep 21, 2004 12:46 pm

Hey I remember Watcom -- didn't know they were still around! I just ran across a couple of old Watcom install CDs a few days ago, while going through a pile of crap in my office!
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Thu Sep 30, 2004 1:38 pm

I vote for mingw as SS mentioned above...With it you don't have to install all the cygwin stuff. Also compiles win32 binaries and has headers for the win32 libs so you can write native win32 apps with it. Or you can just stick with "DOS" apps.
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Thu Sep 30, 2004 1:53 pm

If your not looking to do Win stuff, Intel has a free Linux compiler:

http://www.intel.com/software/products/noncom/
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Sat Oct 02, 2004 12:23 pm

The Visual C++ compiler is now free.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/vctoolkit2003/

You just don't get the IDE.
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