Newbie: Compiler needed

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Steve H.

Hi all,
If this NG is the wrong one, excuse me. I am thinking of learning C++
to write my own OS (maybe, one day, etc...). What is a really good
compiler for me to buy ? TIA.
Steve
 
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JKop

Steve H. posted:
Hi all,
If this NG is the wrong one, excuse me. I am thinking of learning C++
to write my own OS (maybe, one day, etc...). What is a really good
compiler for me to buy ? TIA.
Steve

Depends on the CPU you're aiming for. If you're aiming for
the Intel Pentium family, then probably your best bet is to
go to Intel.


-JKop
 
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Ali Cehreli

Hi all,
If this NG is the wrong one, excuse me. I am thinking of learning C++ to
write my own OS (maybe, one day, etc...). What is a really good compiler
for me to buy ? TIA.
Steve

Don't buy anything yet. Try a free compiler first: gcc for Linux; or for
Windows, both Borland and Microsoft have free compilers.

Ali
 
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David Harmon

On 23 Jul 2004 08:37:41 -0700 in comp.lang.c++, (e-mail address removed)
(Steve H.) wrote,
Hi all,
If this NG is the wrong one, excuse me. I am thinking of learning C++
to write my own OS (maybe, one day, etc...). What is a really good
compiler for me to buy ? TIA.

You cannot choose a compiler until you figure out what platform and
operating system you want to produce code for. And at that point, a
platform-specific newsgroup would be a better place for the "what
compiler" question.

That said, let me insert a plug for http://www.digitalmars.com
 
J

JKop

David Harmon posted:

You cannot choose a compiler until you figure out what platform and
operating system you want to produce code for.


....Wha?

He's writing an Operating System. His first concern is what
CPU.


-JKop
 
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Ash

Steve said:
Hi all,
If this NG is the wrong one, excuse me. I am thinking of learning C++
to write my own OS (maybe, one day, etc...). What is a really good
compiler for me to buy ? TIA.
Steve
Try Bllodshed's Dev-C++. It's a complete IDE< so you won't have to frig
around with command line options(BORLAND /me coffs unconvincingly).
http://www.bloodshed.net/dev/devcpp.html
 
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Peter van Merkerk

Ali said:
Don't buy anything yet. Try a free compiler first: gcc for Linux; or for
Windows, both Borland and Microsoft have free compilers.

GCC is available for Windows too (http://mingw.org/ and
http://www.bloodshed.net). The advance of GCC tool chain is that it is
available on many platforms (hardware and OS), which means that, unlike
Borland and Microsoft, you can take your knowledge with you when you
switch platforms.
 

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