Looking For A Good C++ Compiler I'm hoping to get a URL to get C++

	Looking For A Good C++ Compiler - I'm hoping to get a URL to get C++
	Discussion by bitemytail with 18 Replies. Last Update: October 8, 2008, 7:28 pm (View Latest)	Page 1 of 2 pages.

bitemytail

Hey! I'm looking for a website where I can download a good working C++ compiler. Even if its not a download site, at least a place to jsut write small programs would be nice. I have no intentions of making anything big; I just like to program in my free time. Also, I'd prefer they are free, but if anyone else is looking, they may not mind paying. Alright, Thanks!

Fri Jun 17, 2005 Reply New Discussion

akshat

Hi!

Well the best and really totally free C, C++ compiler are listed at this link you may even Dowload from there:

http://www.simtel.net/category.php?id=49

Regards

Akshat

Fri Jun 17, 2005 Reply New Discussion

hnnm2b

i suggest you download Dev-C++ (for C and C++), it's a very good and easy to use program and it is totally free (although i haven't found it in the list above).

Site: www.bloodshed.net

Fri Jun 17, 2005 Reply New Discussion

hatim

QUOTE

i suggest you download Dev-C++ (for C and C++), it's a very good and easy to use program and it is totally free (although i haven't found it in the list above).

Site: www.bloodshed.net

Well Dev-C++ is awsome ..but its an awsome IDE and not a compiler . Although its bundeled with one. The compiler is MinGW which is a port of GNU C compiler. Mingw can also be downloaded seprately. There is also cygwin gcc. One can use other compilers with Dev-C++.

You may also want to check this page
it contains the descriptions of various compilers and their links. Some of them are free

Fri Jun 17, 2005 Reply New Discussion

fatvato

QUOTE (akshat)

Hi!

Well the best and really totally free C, C++ compiler are listed at this link you may even Dowload from there:

http://www.simtel.net/category.php?id=49

Regards

Akshat

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I have always tried to refrain from making broad statements such as "the best" of whatever because what might be the best for you is not necessarlly the best for everyone. Having said that, another good place to investigate is http://gcc.gnu.org/ website site.

Our group was manadated to only use standard UNIX tools such as VI and to use TROFF and NROFF to publish any and all Engineering notes in our Sun Unix enviornment that I managed. Eventually as we got younger grads, the requested EMACS, etc., we liked ELM for email and the incoming group wanted PINE, at the end, whatever tool enabled you to make your job easier was implemented. When the GNU type of programs came alot of the "older" Unix ppl resented it but at the end even our District Manager had me order all the new C++ progams for WINDOWS so he could program on his laptop. So the best of anything is not static, it changes and alot of times for the best.

Sat Jun 18, 2005 Reply New Discussion

Hercco

QUOTE (fatvato)

I have always tried to refrain from making broad statements such as "the best" of whatever because what might be the best for you is not necessarlly the best for everyone.

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The eye of the beholder...

I can't really say that I have much experice from differencet C/C++ compilers. Because I've mainly done C for my university stuff I've always had to use gcc and it has kind of stuck. Anyways if not anything else, gcc is a safe choice.

Mon Jun 27, 2005 Reply New Discussion

Vyoma

QUOTE (bitemytail)

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One good open source compiler that I found useful was DJGPP.
It is a 32-bit C/C++ compiler. It gives a robust output, and since it is a 32-bit (Protected mode)compiler, one is not restricted with the 64kB data memory limit that one would get with Real Mode compiers.

But you would need to download the source code of the compiler and build it - if I remember it right. Since you say you are a beginner, I would say my suggestion would be of use after you do a bit of programming with the help of the posts by others, above.

Happy programming,
Vyoma

Sat Nov 26, 2005 Reply New Discussion

mastercomputers

I've tried Dev-C++ from bloodshed.net and it's excellent for beginners and of course advanced users. It's package repository has a good collection of libraries you maybe interested in using, although some of these packages maybe out of date. This would be what I would choose if I were starting out.

Cheers,

MC

Sat Nov 26, 2005 Reply New Discussion

Unitechy

i choose dev c++
its nice since i have jusy started learning c++
and its free

Sun May 28, 2006 Reply New Discussion

CaptainRon

Apart from MingW compiler, the Digital Mars Compiler has the reputation of being the fastest Windows compiler. Unlike MingW which is a windows extension of gcc, Digital Mars is totally for Windows, and hence performs much much better in speed and reliability terms.

I dont know whether it can hooked up to Dev-C++ IDE but its worth the use. You can do the coding part in a free editor like Vi for windows and then compile from Digital Mars command line.

http://www.digitalmars.com

Another thing that you might want to try is the Microsoft VC++.NET Compiler which is also completely free and comes with the .NET SDK. After all or windows development VC++ is known to be the best (MFC etc).

Sun May 28, 2006 Reply New Discussion

BitShift

QUOTE (hatim)

I agree, I tried using Dev-C++ for a while and the compiler kept saying alot of standard libraries were deprecated and it was having alot of trouble reading my code

for the longest time i thought it was me and i kept looking online for what i was doing wrong until i finally tried antoher compiler and realized that the compiler that comes with Dev was a bad compiler

Sun Jun 4, 2006 Reply New Discussion

abhishek

I use Borland C++ compiler 5.5. It doesnt include an IDE but it is free. There are many 3rd party IDEs available which can be used along with this awesome compiler.

Get it Here Download the compiler.

Note that you must register before you downlode the compiler.

Sun Jun 18, 2006 Reply New Discussion

polarysekt

I would say the free version of Microsoft Visual C++ Express... here's my other (quite a bit more detailed) post about how to get native (non-framework) apps to compile...

I had to put down the DevC++ ... trust me...

This post shows how to get it all to work...
(2 downloads, 2 files changed, 3 settings changed - it's easy, trust me...)

http://www.astahost.com/index.php?showtopi...mp;#entry111433

Again, I would recommend this as a free IDE as opposed to DevC++ which has yet to be updated since about 2005 anyways...

Tue Sep 25, 2007 Reply New Discussion

sparkx

Personally I use Dev-Shed C++. It is OK but has some bugs for example you need to run all the files from My Documents rather then just pressing run (that buttom seems to not work). I could never figure out the debug but I dont need it anyway. I needed to download some extra things for it to work with my programs but other then that I would need to say it is fairly good.
I have only used the trial verson of Visual C++ by Microsoft but I think this is a good compiler also. I didn't need to download extra things and it ran file without me going in and opening them manually. I know it has some handy settings (though I didn't use them) but I have found some good C++ tutorials aimed directly to the Visuall C++. The only error I ever came up with was while assigning bool variables. They are case-sensitive on Visuall C++.
Hope this helps,
Sparkx

Tue Sep 25, 2007 Reply New Discussion

The Pixel Coder

It depends on what are your purposes:
Are you going to develop for windows only? or are you going to take a broader range of OS's?
MS Visual C++ is probably the best windows-only compiler, but it is a bit different of the other "general" compilers, like gcc. It has a good IDE though, and even a RAD solution with MFC and now also CLR...
However, if you are more like me, and you prefer to write cross-platform apps, then you should consider GCC (for windows its MinGW). Ofc, here it's all about pure C++ (and without RAD -> wouldnt be crossplatform otherwise)...
If you are going for Crossplatform RAD, it'd be a good idea to combine an app made with Lazarus (delphi lang, only for the interface of your app) with an external library (C++ lang, providing you all your c++ freedom).

Hope this was some use for you... ^_^