How to install c++ on Windows

[Marcelo]

Hi,

I am having some problems while installing c++ on Windows.
I have tried with
http://www.mingw.org

in order to use g++ in my system.
The main problem is that the g++ over the command line doesn't find the
libraries as
stdio.h

can you help me?

thanks a lot,

MArcelo

 

[Guest]

Hi,

I am having some problems while installing c++ on Windows.
I have tried with
http://www.mingw.org

This group is about C++ _language_, not about it's compilers and
implementations so this is off-topic

But,

1. you might want to get devcpp (google, first link) it contains mingw
(easy to install) and it provides IDE (with editor and so on)

2. in free time, why not get a real operating system that includes g++
compiler by default - go to https://shipit.ubuntu.com/ and you will
redive 100% free (even without costs of transport) a CD (or serveral of
them - give to friends) with linux (ubuntu distribution). It is quite
easy to use by newbies. Although this IS an operating system, so
installing it requires time and free hard disc partition or better yet a
separate hard disc.

 

[TB]

Rafał Maj Raf256 sade:

This group is about C++ _language_, not about it's compilers and
implementations so this is off-topic

But,

1. you might want to get devcpp (google, first link) it contains mingw
(easy to install) and it provides IDE (with editor and so on)

2. in free time, why not get a real operating system that includes g++
compiler by default - go to https://shipit.ubuntu.com/ and you will
redive 100% free (even without costs of transport) a CD (or serveral of
them - give to friends) with linux (ubuntu distribution). It is quite
easy to use by newbies. Although this IS an operating system, so
installing it requires time and free hard disc partition or better yet a
separate hard disc.

Oh god, I hate blunt ignorant os advocacy. That obnoxious comment
doesn't actually help the OP if it's windows he wants to develop on.
Please leave out item 2 in future posts, this is not
comp.os.linux.advocacy.

 

[Roland Pibinger]

I am having some problems while installing c++ on Windows.
I have tried with http://www.mingw.org
in order to use g++ in my system.
The main problem is that the g++ over the command line doesn't find the
libraries as stdio.h

can you help me?

MingW has a confusing distribution system. If you are a beginner you
may look at MinGW Developer Studio (simple VC++6-like IDE + MingW g++
3.4.2).

Best wishes,
Roland Pibinger

 

[Roland Pibinger]

Forgot the link: http://www.parinyasoft.com/

 

[C.B.]

Look at http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/ where you can download the STL library
and stdlib also (so, stdio.h). try the link : IOstreams
library(experimental). (why experimental, I don't know ...)

Don't forget when you compile to indicate g++ the paths of the include
directories (using -I"/include/directory") and the lib directory.

But it would be easier to use dev-cpp, or Visual C++ Express edition (which
is free, you just havec to register with an passport / hotmail e-mail
account) : http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/.

 

[Guest]

Please leave out item 2 in future posts, this is not
comp.os.linux.advocacy.

Threfore I dont write WHY linux IS better, only suggested an option to
get a nice c++ compiler built into the system.

 

[Martin Mayer]

You can download a alternatic++-Compiler an http://www.bloodshed.net.
This makes no problem by Installing on Windows!

 

[John Carson]

Threfore I dont write WHY linux IS better, only suggested an option to
get a nice c++ compiler built into the system.

The OP asked about installing a compiler for Windows. You advised him to
install Linux ("a real operating system"). There could hardly be a clearer
case of gratuitous Linux advocacy.

 

[eiji]

I know, it's the devil-company, but if you want a windows-c++ compiler
I recommend
the new VC++ Express Edition from MS.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/

It's for free totay and this is, sorry, a real good compiler.

 

[Shark]

Threfore I dont write WHY linux IS better, only suggested an option to

haha, bias detected. A more politically correct statement: "_Threfore_
I dont write WHY linux IS better or worse"

 

[Shark]

Look at http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/ where you can download the STL library
and stdlib also (so, stdio.h). try the link : IOstreams
library(experimental). (why experimental, I don't know ...)

Don't forget when you compile to indicate g++ the paths of the include
directories (using -I"/include/directory") and the lib directory.

But it would be easier to use dev-cpp, or Visual C++ Express edition (which
is free, you just havec to register with an passport / hotmail e-mail
account) : http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/.

I used the free command line tools. A year or two ago I read that
Borland was the most standard conforming compiler (not sure if it is
still true or not). Aside from standard C++, windows programming is
more hardcore with Borland than it is with dev studio so if you wanna
become a windows geek you should use it Check it out:
http://www.borland.com/downloads/download_cbuilder.html

 

[Jerry Coffin]

Shark wrote:

[ ... ]

I used the free command line tools. A year or two ago I read that
Borland was the most standard conforming compiler (not sure if it is
still true or not).

It wasn't true a year ago, and it still isn't. I'm reasonably certain
the closest to perfect conformance is from the Comeau compiler. Intel's
compiler is also very close (and, not coincidentally, based on the same
front-end).

The OP hasn't said whether he's only interested in free tools -- both
Comeau and Intel cost money (though Comeau is quite inexpensive).
Incidentally, Comeau's compiler is purely a front-end, so you need some
other compiler to generate code -- but all the usual compilers for
Windows qualify. For free tools, the Borland ones aren't bad. Then
again, I think Microsoft's free tools are better -- while Microsoft had
serious conformance issues for a while, those are mostly a thing of the
past. IME, the Microsoft compiler generally has better optimization as
well (though I suppose that's only borderline topical). As has been
mentioned elsethread, there are several different distributions of gcc
for Windows, but the Bloodshed IDE is almost certainly the easiest to
get installed and operational.

 

[Einar Forselv]

I suggest you check out : http://codeblocks.org/

They are still on RC2, but i guess most Devcpp users will move to
codeblocks as soon as 1.0 is out.

 

[Martin Mayer]

I use Visual Studio and I think if you'll want to become a good
developer, its really recommended to get Visual Studio. For starting
you can use a Compiler liek g++ or DevC++.

 

[roberts.noah]

Oh god, I hate blunt ignorant os advocacy. That obnoxious comment
doesn't actually help the OP if it's windows he wants to develop on.
Please leave out item 2 in future posts, this is not
comp.os.linux.advocacy.

That obnoxious comment doesn't help the OP either. Your post is
totally off topic. This isn't alt.flame.

 

[Ben Pope]

That obnoxious comment doesn't help the OP either. Your post is
totally off topic. This isn't alt.flame.

and so on... ad infinitum.

Probably best to leave it at that.

Ben Pope

 

[C.B.]

Incidentally, Comeau's compiler is purely a front-end, so you need some
other compiler to generate code -- but all the usual compilers for
Windows qualify.

What do you mean by "Comeau's compiler is purely a front-end" ? For me a
front-end is like a GUI or something. A compiler produces code, or it isn't
a compiler, is it ?

 

[Ian Collins]

Jerry Coffin wrote:




What do you mean by "Comeau's compiler is purely a front-end" ? For me a
front-end is like a GUI or something. A compiler produces code, or it isn't
a compiler, is it ?

It can produce something (which could be C) for a back end to turn into
assembler. Most compilers use at least two parts, a platform
independent front end and a platform (but not necessarily language)
specific back end.

The first C++ compilers where front ends (cfront) to C compilers.

 

[Ben Radford]

Hi,

I am having some problems while installing c++ on Windows.
I have tried with
http://www.mingw.org

in order to use g++ in my system.
The main problem is that the g++ over the command line doesn't find the
libraries as
stdio.h

can you help me?

thanks a lot,

MArcelo

Try using Dev-Cpp (http://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.html). It's an IDE
that uses MinGW/GCC as it's compiler and should work right out of the
box. If you really want to use C++ from the command line try using the
-I parameter to include the folder that the standard library headers are
in. Something like:

$ g++ -I/usr/include hw.cpp -o hw

Substituting /usr/include for the standard header path on your Windows
system. Once you get it working you can dump it all into a make file.

Regards