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Article #264Re: unable to compile a simple c program in C++ dev
From: telford
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 02:27
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 02:27
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In aus.computers.linux John Smith <user@example.net> wrote: > But the point is, none of the groups you posted to are there to discuss > Dev-C++. How do I know? Well, they have subjects, you see, just like college > courses. So asking about a Windows compiler in a Linux group is tantamount > to walking into a pottery class and asking a question about biology. Actually, there are probably quite a few linux users who use Dev-C++ because it is a convenient implementation of g++ on an MS-Windows platform and easier to use and install than most mingwin distributions. I use gcc by preference on linux but will suffer MS-Windows programming where necessity dictates and Dev-C++ can be a useful survival tool in such situations. The default settings are pretty good for most things and it has a bunch of template programs to give you an "instant start". Unfortunately it doesn't have a lot of flexibility so if you want fancy builds and special options then you probably want to go back to good old gnu make. Most C programs will compile under a C++ compiler if you are willing to tweak the source a little or you may have to rewrite small parts of the program to make it work with MS-Windows. - Tel
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