Compiler Suggestions

[Ryan Styles]

I am looking for suggestions for free compilers.

I am fairly new to C/C++ and am still learning, but the MinGW/Dev-C++
combo I am using seems to make even simple programs weigh 800 pounds or
more.

So, can anyone suggest something? Or is it that I am just doing
something wrong? Have a look at this example:

#include <iostream>
#include <time.h>
#include <windows.h>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
int x = 1; // Declare X to be zero

while ( x != 100 ) {
cout << "Count: " << x << endl;
Sleep(1000); // Stop for 1 second
x++; // Increment x
}
cin.get();
}

This compiled to 1.2MB in size. I may be wrong or whatever... but that
is a bit big, isn't it?

Thanks in advance for any help.

[John Harrison]

Ryan Styles wrote:

I am looking for suggestions for free compilers.

I am fairly new to C/C++ and am still learning, but the MinGW/Dev-C++
combo I am using seems to make even simple programs weigh 800 pounds or
more.

So, can anyone suggest something? Or is it that I am just doing
something wrong? Have a look at this example:

#include <iostream>
#include <time.h>
#include <windows.h>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
int x = 1; // Declare X to be zero

while ( x != 100 ) {
cout << "Count: " << x << endl;
Sleep(1000); // Stop for 1 second
x++; // Increment x
}
cin.get();
}

This compiled to 1.2MB in size. I may be wrong or whatever... but that
is a bit big, isn't it?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Most of that is likely to be debugging information. Try turning off
debugging and turning on optimization if you want smaller executables.

john

[Sebastian Wiesner]

Once upon a time (Sonntag, 20. November 2005 19:39) John Harrison wrote
some very nice things

Ryan Styles wrote:

I am looking for suggestions for free compilers.

I am fairly new to C/C++ and am still learning, but the MinGW/Dev-C++
combo I am using seems to make even simple programs weigh 800 pounds or
more.

So, can anyone suggest something? Or is it that I am just doing
something wrong? Have a look at this example:

#include <iostream>
#include <time.h>
#include <windows.h>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
int x = 1; // Declare X to be zero

while ( x != 100 ) {
cout << "Count: " << x << endl;
Sleep(1000); // Stop for 1 second
x++; // Increment x
}
cin.get();
}

This compiled to 1.2MB in size. I may be wrong or whatever... but that
is a bit big, isn't it?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Most of that is likely to be debugging information. Try turning off
debugging and turning on optimization if you want smaller executables.

Parts of that are also the static link libraries for the Windows API that
ship with MinGW.
To the OP:
You should download the Platform SDK from Microsoft and use its header
files and dynamic link libraries.

john

[Ryan Styles]

Thank you both for the information. You've been a great help.

[Ryan Styles]

Heh, noticed my typo in the original post.

[code]
int x = 1; // Declare x to be zero
[code]

Yeah, it should've been a zero there and not a 1. I should just copy
and paste next time, eh? :)

[adrian suri]

Ryan Styles wrote:

Heh, noticed my typo in the original post.

[code]
int x = 1; // Declare x to be zero
[code]

Yeah, it should've been a zero there and not a 1. I should just copy
and paste next time, eh? :)

I would also recoment the openwacom compiler, very tight code, and is
being activelly developed, while not totally stl, it is getting their
and one can use stl port with it

Adrian

[Ryan Styles]

Thanks for the replies guys, appreciate it.