[nflug] GCC question

[anthonyriga]

At ECC they teach gcc and have dual boot pcs with
Linux fedora last I saw when I was in the CS lab
taking Java. too bad java was not on Linux I ended up
doing it in bash shell and on Jbuilder IDE for Linux.
Its free. 


--- Sam Stern <samstern at samstern.net> wrote:

>  
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nflug-bounces at nflug.org 
> > [mailto:nflug-bounces at nflug.org] On Behalf Of
> joshj at linuxmail.org
> > Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 03:43 PM
> > To: nflug at nflug.org
> > Subject: Re: [nflug] GCC question
> > 
> > When we last left our adventurers...
> > 
> > > I am taking a class at UB this semester which
> involves some c++
> > > programming, no biggie, but the professor grades
> code by 
> > compiling on
> > > microsoft visual C++ 6.0. I really do not want
> to have to recompile
> > > code on that POS program just to see if it
> works, so my question is
> > > shouldnt the c++ code compile fine in MVC++ if I
> only use std
> > > libraries and nothing linux/windows specific?
> Nothing will 
> > be advanced
> > > c++ so this should make it easier.
> > 
> > When I took c/c++ my Instructor said that I could
> use gcc 
> > because (as you stated) we were using no
> platform-specific 
> > libraries. She 
> > did say that if, for some reason it didn't compile
> in Borland 
> > on Windows 
> > (But it always did) then she'd want to see it
> compile on gcc 
> > and then run 
> > properly. But ask your prof. YMMV
> > 
> > -Josh
> > 
> 
> Josh,
> 
> Depending on your professor, you might be able to
> get permission to use a
> version of gcc ported to windows to demonstrate your
> code. Take a look at:
> 
> Fast and Easy to use very complete dev centric
> environment:
> http://www.mingw.org/
> 
> 
> Way more than just a compiler, it's the defacto unix
> on windows tool:
> http://www.cygwin.com
> 
> Rather Old but well respected with a vibrant dev
> following:
> http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/
> 
> Marginally Effective for your intended use, but
> often far more trouble than
> it's worth unless you are a Windows admin who likes
> pain and must use MS
> only tools:
>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/interopmigration/unix/sfu/default.mspx
> 
> Avoid (simply too unstable, unreliable and touchy to
> configure). Included in
> the event someone asks about it:
> http://www.colinux.org/
> 
> 
> HTH
> 
> 
> Sam S.
> Grand Island, New York, USA
> 
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