2006-07-19 03:51:48 · 7 answers · asked by mansurtalking 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
C++ is basically a language specifications and there are many compiler implementations available for use (free as well as paid). If you are on MS Windows you can dowload MS VC++ Express Edition freely from the Microsoft site. This also comes with its own IDE (Integrated Development Environment).
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/download/
If you want a free command line compiler for Windows you can find one at http://www.mingw.org/. In this case however you would need to use you own editors etc.
If you use a Unix variant (Linux etc.) you would have gotten a compiler with the OS installation.
If you are new to programming I would recommend VC++ Express Edition.
2006-07-19 03:59:40 · answer #1 · answered by zero 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need a c++ compiler. It would be better if you can get an ANSI compiler, one that allows you to program ANSI c++.
If you are on Windows, Borland supplies a free compiler. You have to use the command prompt to use it. Get it from
http://www.borland.com/downloads/download_cbuilder.html
If you want a complete IDE (Integrated Development Environment) and still on Windows, you can go get some of the Linux / UNIX emulators that other people have mentioned here, like CygWin, MinGW. These run as a program in the command prompt.
If you are on Linux, other answerers have answerered for this platform.
If you want to pay for a compiler, then you can use Borland for Windows and Linux
http://www.borland.com/us/products/cbuilder/index.html
or Microsoft's Visual Studio
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/
[edit]
I misspelt Integrated, as intergrated.
2006-07-22 07:58:40 · answer #2 · answered by Mark aka jack573 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're on a Unix/Linux system, you can download the GNU compiler suite. www.gnu.org, search for gcc or g++.
You can use GNU on Windows as well, but it's a little more complex with other prerequisites.
On Windows, you can download Microsoft's Visual Studio Developer's Tools, which is the compiler and libraries, but does not have Visual Studio itself.
I'm sure there are other options as well...
2006-07-19 03:58:25 · answer #3 · answered by Denver Jeff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of good information for begginers as well as links to free compilers and tools can be found at the URL below.
2006-07-19 04:48:15 · answer #4 · answered by griz803 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mingw c/c++ is inlcuded in Dev-Cpp which you can get from
http://www.bloodshed.net
Dev-Cpp is a very nice easy to use system for Windows.
Linux always comes with GNU C and C++.
2006-07-19 05:00:33 · answer #5 · answered by sheeple_rancher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dev
2006-07-19 03:56:44 · answer #6 · answered by midi_junkie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.borland.com/bcppbuilder/freecompiler/
2006-07-19 03:58:14 · answer #7 · answered by stevekc43 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋