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good C compiler

Is there some good and convenient C compiler (freeware), to compile C
source code? Just compile ready source code, some handy tool for non
programmers.

thanks.

Jul 14 '06 #1
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AB
po*******@softhome.net wrote:
Is there some good and convenient C compiler (freeware), to compile C
source code? Just compile ready source code, some handy tool for non
programmers.

thanks.

If you're on Windows, then you can try Visual C++ 2005 Express
Edition. Microsoft gives it for free. If you're on Linux, then you can
try out GCC. It usually comes bundled in the distro.

Jul 14 '06 #2

AB писал(а):
po*******@softhome.net wrote:
Is there some good and convenient C compiler (freeware), to compile C
source code? Just compile ready source code, some handy tool for non
programmers.

thanks.


If you're on Windows, then you can try Visual C++ 2005 Express
Edition. Microsoft gives it for free. If you're on Linux, then you can
try out GCC. It usually comes bundled in the distro.
Yes, on Windows. How many resources it required? Is it compact?

Jul 14 '06 #3
<po*******@softhome.netwrote:
If you're on Windows, then you can try Visual C++ 2005 Express
Edition. Microsoft gives it for free. If you're on Linux, then you can
try out GCC. It usually comes bundled in the distro.
Yes, on Windows. How many resources it required? Is it compact?

Surely you must be joking.

After all, he did say it is from Microsoft.
Jul 14 '06 #4
po*******@softhome.net said:
AB said:
<snip>
>If you're on Windows, then you can try Visual C++ 2005 Express
Edition. Microsoft gives it for free. If you're on Linux, then you can
try out GCC. It usually comes bundled in the distro.

Yes, on Windows. How many resources it required? Is it compact?
No.

If you want neat, clean, compact, go for Digital Mars's compiler:

<http://www.digitalmars.com>

No installation required - just stick it in an intelligently-named directory
(e.g. C:\DMC) and you're done. (For easiest use, you have to make one
teeny-weeny change to your path - see the readme file - but that's no big
deal.)

--
Richard Heathfield
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29/7/1999
http://www.cpax.org.uk
email: rjh at above domain (but drop the www, obviously)
Jul 14 '06 #5
cp
>Yes, on Windows. How many resources it required? Is it compact?

I use the express version of Visual C# on my laptop and during the
installation procedure you can choose to install the basic necessaties or
include a SQL server and some other stuff.
So it comes down to how much you really want the program to include i
guess.
Jul 14 '06 #6

Richard Heathfield писал(а):
po*******@softhome.net said:
AB said:
<snip>
If you're on Windows, then you can try Visual C++ 2005 Express
Edition. Microsoft gives it for free. If you're on Linux, then you can
try out GCC. It usually comes bundled in the distro.
Yes, on Windows. How many resources it required? Is it compact?

No.

If you want neat, clean, compact, go for Digital Mars's compiler:

<http://www.digitalmars.com>

No installation required - just stick it in an intelligently-named directory
(e.g. C:\DMC) and you're done. (For easiest use, you have to make one
teeny-weeny change to your path - see the readme file - but that's no big
deal.)

--
Richard Heathfield
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29/7/1999
http://www.cpax.org.uk
email: rjh at above domain (but drop the www, obviously)

Is the Digital Mars C++ compiler better then ms Visual C++ 2005
Express? How many size required this ms Visual C++ 2005 Express? I
would preffer do not install toll I use once per year.

thanks.

Jul 14 '06 #7
po*******@softhome.net said:
Is the Digital Mars C++ compiler better then ms Visual C++ 2005
Express?
Define better.
How many size required this ms Visual C++ 2005 Express?
Digital Mars is tiny. I don't know how big VC2005Express is, but knowing
Microsoft, it'll be huge.
--
Richard Heathfield
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29/7/1999
http://www.cpax.org.uk
email: rjh at above domain (but drop the www, obviously)
Jul 14 '06 #8

cp писал(а):
Yes, on Windows. How many resources it required? Is it compact?

I use the express version of Visual C# on my laptop and during the
installation procedure you can choose to install the basic necessaties or
include a SQL server and some other stuff.
So it comes down to how much you really want the program to include i
guess.
yes, it problem to find how much resources require this msVisual C++
express.
There are no description in ms site.

Jul 14 '06 #9
AB
To make things a little clearer...Visual C++ 2005 Express is an IDE,
not just a compiler. It's a 450 MB (approx) download. If you want only
the command line compiler, try the .NET Framework SDK. It includes the
C++ compiler, without the IDE. And yes, it is completely free even
though it is from Microsoft.

Jul 14 '06 #10
On 14 Jul 2006 05:21:22 -0700, po*******@softhome.net wrote:
>
Richard Heathfield ?????(?):
>po*******@softhome.net said:
AB said:
<snip>
>If you're on Windows, then you can try Visual C++ 2005 Express
Edition. Microsoft gives it for free. If you're on Linux, then you can
try out GCC. It usually comes bundled in the distro.

Yes, on Windows. How many resources it required? Is it compact?

No.

If you want neat, clean, compact, go for Digital Mars's compiler:

<http://www.digitalmars.com>

No installation required - just stick it in an intelligently-named directory
(e.g. C:\DMC) and you're done. (For easiest use, you have to make one
teeny-weeny change to your path - see the readme file - but that's no big
deal.)

--
Richard Heathfield
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29/7/1999
http://www.cpax.org.uk
email: rjh at above domain (but drop the www, obviously)


Is the Digital Mars C++ compiler better then ms Visual C++ 2005
Express? How many size required this ms Visual C++ 2005 Express? I
would preffer do not install toll I use once per year.
Digital Mars is good. You might also take a look at www.openwatcom.org

--
Al Balmer
Sun City, AZ
Jul 14 '06 #11
"AB" <ab*****@gmail.comwrote in
news:11**********************@m73g2000cwd.googlegr oups.com:
To make things a little clearer...Visual C++ 2005 Express is an
IDE, not just a compiler. It's a 450 MB (approx) download. If you
want only the command line compiler, try the .NET Framework SDK.
It includes the C++ compiler, without the IDE. And yes, it is
completely free even though it is from Microsoft.

For a free windows C compiler you could try mingw (a gcc port) or
openwatcom. They are each around 100Mb, installed, depending on the
options you choose.
--
*********** To reply by e-mail, make w single in address
**************
Jul 14 '06 #12
po*******@softhome.net wrote:
Is there some good and convenient C compiler (freeware), to compile C
source code? Just compile ready source code, some handy tool for non
programmers.

thanks.
You can try

http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~lcc-win32

It is free of charge

Jul 14 '06 #13
On 2006-07-14, po*******@softhome.net <po*******@softhome.netwrote:
Is there some good and convenient C compiler (freeware), to compile C
source code? Just compile ready source code, some handy tool for non
programmers.
A compiler is almost by definition a tool not used by "non programmers",
but if you need one for Windows, I recommend DJGPP.

I'm not sure how big it is, but it doesn't have an IDE or anything, so
that probably counts for something.

--
Andrew Poelstra <http://www.wpsoftware.net/projects/>
To email me, use "apoelstra" at the above domain.
"You people hate mathematics." -- James Harris
Jul 14 '06 #14

jacob navia wrote:
po*******@softhome.net wrote:
Is there some good and convenient C compiler (freeware), to compile C
source code? Just compile ready source code, some handy tool for non
programmers.

thanks.

You can try

http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~lcc-win32

It is free of charge
Try one of the compilers based on your OS from the following list:
http://www.thefreecountry.com/compilers/cpp.shtml

Jul 14 '06 #15
On 14 Jul 2006 04:40:25 -0700, in comp.lang.c , po*******@softhome.net
wrote:
>
AB ?????(?):
>po*******@softhome.net wrote:
Is there some good and convenient C compiler (freeware), to compile C
source code? Just compile ready source code, some handy tool for non
programmers.

thanks.


If you're on Windows, then you can try Visual C++ 2005 Express
Edition. Microsoft gives it for free. If you're on Linux, then you can
try out GCC. It usually comes bundled in the distro.

Yes, on Windows. How many resources it required? Is it compact?
Like all MS software, its enormous.

You can get gcc for windows too, try the cygwin implementation, it
works fine.

--
Mark McIntyre

"Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place.
Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are,
by definition, not smart enough to debug it."
--Brian Kernighan
Jul 14 '06 #16
Mark McIntyre <ma**********@spamcop.netwrote in
news:82********************************@4ax.com:
On 14 Jul 2006 04:40:25 -0700, in comp.lang.c ,
po*******@softhome.net wrote:
>>
AB ?????(?):
>>po*******@softhome.net wrote:
Is there some good and convenient C compiler (freeware), to
compile C source code? Just compile ready source code, some
handy tool for non programmers.

thanks.
If you're on Windows, then you can try Visual C++ 2005 Express
Edition. Microsoft gives it for free. If you're on Linux, then
you can try out GCC. It usually comes bundled in the distro.

Yes, on Windows. How many resources it required? Is it compact?

Like all MS software, its enormous.

You can get gcc for windows too, try the cygwin implementation,
it
works fine.
mingw gives you the same thing with less hassle.

--
*********** To reply by e-mail, make w single in address
**************
Jul 14 '06 #17

po*******@softhome.net wrote:
Is there some good and convenient C compiler (freeware), to compile C
source code? Just compile ready source code, some handy tool for non
programmers.
You can check out a C compiler called AMPC at http://www.axiomsol.com
It is available on Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux x86.
It produces .class files that can run on any JVM enabled
system.

Cheers.

Napi

Jul 15 '06 #18
Ian
po*******@softhome.net wrote:
Is there some good and convenient C compiler (freeware), to
compile C source code? Just compile ready source code, some
handy tool for non programmers.
I find TCC (Tiny C Compiler) to be one of the best free C compilers
out there. It's extremely small, and it produces small executables
and fast code. The complete installation is about 1.12MB. It's
intended for Linux, but there is a Windows port available and it
includes the windows API headers.

You can get it here: http://fabrice.bellard.free.fr/tcc/
Jul 15 '06 #19

Ian wrote:
po*******@softhome.net wrote:
Is there some good and convenient C compiler (freeware), to
compile C source code? Just compile ready source code, some
handy tool for non programmers.
I find TCC (Tiny C Compiler) to be one of the best free C compilers
out there. It's extremely small, and it produces small executables
and fast code. The complete installation is about 1.12MB. It's
intended for Linux, but there is a Windows port available and it
includes the windows API headers.

You can get it here: http://fabrice.bellard.free.fr/tcc/
Different compilers produce the different size EXE of the same source
code?
If so, however, the better is compilers that produce a small, compact
code.

I will need to change(configure) URL in source code, how do better deal
with this?

thanks.

Jul 15 '06 #20

<po*******@softhome.netwrote in message
news:11*********************@m73g2000cwd.googlegro ups.com...
Is there some good and convenient C compiler (freeware), to compile C
source code?
Lots of good "C" compilers.
>Just compile ready source code, some handy tool for non
programmers.
Thats harder. "C" is not a tool for non-programmers. Most "floating round
the net" "C" code has compiler or OS dependacies so won't compile straight
of the box...
>
thanks.

Jul 16 '06 #21
On Sat, 15 Jul 2006 18:43:34 UTC, po*******@softhome.net wrote:
Different compilers produce the different size EXE of the same source
code?
Not only different compilers but the same compiler using different
flags results in different object code size. Using the same/different
linkers with different flagc have influence on the size of the object
they create.
If so, however, the better is compilers that produce a small, compact
code.

I will need to change(configure) URL in source code, how do better deal
with this?
When the size of the object created by compiler/linker is really
critical you have to experiment around with different
compilers/linkers and different flags to them every time you
compiles/links again. There is no general rule available on that.

--
Tschau/Bye
Herbert

Visit http://www.ecomstation.de the home of german eComStation
eComStation 1.2 Deutsch ist da!
Jul 17 '06 #22

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