Mail Archives: djgpp/1997/02/24/18:35:08
Cliff wrote:
>
> What are the differences between the two? Other than the $. I am a
> more windows integrated person than dos. I am still a newbie, I have
> only had a cpu for about 5 months. Programming has somehow amazed me
> and I love to do it. I have learned mostly TURBO PASCAL and a little C.
> I tried to use the djgpp compiler but it was difficult and confusing
> (although it is probably me that was confused and not the compiler) but
> Visual C/C++ seems like it would be worth the money to me. I think it
> is great that djgpp is freeware but to me it seems like it would take a
> genius to use it.
>
> Thank You
This is definitely the way things seem at first. However, I will warn
you
that any of the Windows Based Compilers are not NEARLY as simple as they
claim. Developing Windows applications is a complicated process, and
should probably not be attempted by someone that doesn't have a strong
grounding in the language itself.
As for djgpp, it is not as hard as it seems. It uses all standard c/c++
syntax, so any book on those langauges will apply. Once you have it
configured correctly, for any small program it's just a matter of
writing
the source, and typing:
gcc -o myfile myfile.c
You may need more options later, or need to use gxx for c++, but I don't
think you will find Vis C any easier. If you need any help with
anything,
just post questions to this group. You're sure to get answers... (at
least
from me, for what that's worth. =)
Brian
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