2007-04-13 01:58:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
There are lots of programs written in C, I think, listed as "platform independent," that I downloaded from sourceforge.net. But I was never able to compile them.
My programming skills are nil, can anyone provide some simple instructions?
2007-04-13 02:01:19 · update #1
Of course, binaries are nowhere to be found.
My programming knowledge isn't really nil, but I have never used C before.
2007-04-13 02:12:01 · update #2
Use a standard ANSI C compiler to compile the code.
Dev-C++ (www.bloodshed.net) will compile it for you, and the resulting executable will be platform independent.
2007-04-13 03:40:59 · answer #1 · answered by Chris S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To compile a C program, you need to have a C compiler. If your programming knowledge is nill, then don't bother trying to do this.
Find the binaries- those are the pre-compiled versions- and download them.
2007-04-13 09:07:35 · answer #2 · answered by Magenta 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"platform independent" means there are versions for Windows, Linux and often OS X for MAC.
You don't need to compile them, just look for the pre-compiled version for your operating system.
2007-04-13 09:06:04 · answer #3 · answered by ELfaGeek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must have compiler and you need to check some of the header file and its library file (.lib). Source code will tell you to have .h and .lib if wants and you need them, follow the Installation and compile information of that package.
2007-04-13 09:12:23 · answer #4 · answered by nusdunda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋