C compiler problem :S?

Question

So I just started programming or better to say trying to program.
Problem is compiler. I'm trying to program in C, tutorial I'm using suggests GCC, so I downloaded it but I can' install it.
I found out that it needs to be configured, built then installed. When I was downloading I was hoping to find a setup and simply install it all I got are some strange unrecognizable files.
Can anyone help me install GCC or find me some simple compiler

Answer 1

Did you get the Windows version? GCC is usually used on linux. It's a little difficult for beginners to get running on Windows



I like GCC but if you are using Windows and want something easy to setup get dev-c++. Just google is and download, run the install and you are done.

Answer 2

GCC is normally use in Linux. However it can be also installed in Windows but it is called MinGW:

From the GCC website, after a series of clicking on hyperlinks, you can download a graphical installer of MinGW. To save you the trouble of looking for it, just go here and click download: http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/



GCC is a great set of compiler but it is not an IDE. IDEs are a complete developement environment but not everyone likes them. If you want an IDE, I suggest Eclipse CDT, NetBeans IDE Bundle for C/C++, and Bloodshed Dev. Happy programming!!

Answer 3

For programming, you're much better off using Ubuntu. Installing G++ (the C++ part of GCC) on it is as simple as choosing g++ from a list of software you want to install. Using it is as simple as installing an IDE like Anjuta or KDevelop, starting a C++ project, and clicking run. Using it from the command line (which is better as you'll understand the files and how they work much better) isn't much harder. Windows makes programming annoying.

Answer 4

are the numbers you study from the document of a consistent form betwen both platforms? have you ever debugged the numbers that you study from the document and checked they're a similar for the time of platform? Sorry yet i'm only pi$$ing in the wind.