how to compile .c on Windows

[xrule]

I received a file .c from a friend and he told me that I could compile
with linux for with windows using gcc. Where can I find a c. complier
(gcc) for windows.

newbie,

 

[Rolf Magnus]

I received a file .c from a friend and he told me that I could compile
with linux for with windows using gcc.

There is no such thing as "linux for windows".

Where can I find a c. complier (gcc) for windows.

http://www.google.com/search?q=gcc+for+windows

 

[BobR]

Rolf Magnus wrote in message ...

There is no such thing as "linux for windows".

Check out 'Msys'.

http://www.google.com/search?q=gcc+for+windows

Easiest:
Dev-C++ IDE: http://www.bloodshed.net/

More direct:
MinGW (GNU compiler): http://www.mingw.org/

'MinGW' is the window$ port of GCC, includes gcc and g++.
[ MinGW == Minimal GNU for Window$ ]
[ Look up 'cygwin' for a full set. ]

 

[Jussi Jumppanen]

Where can I find a c. complier (gcc) for windows.

Here is a list of c/c++ for the windows platform
including a port of the gcc compiler:

http://www.zeusedit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=238

Jussi Jumppanen
Author of: Zeus for Windows, Win32 (Brief, WordStar, Emacs) Text Editor
"The C/C++, Java, HTML, FTP, Python, PHP, Perl folding editor"
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