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- From: softbase@mercury.interpath.net (Scott McMahan - Softbase Systems)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
- Subject: Re: inexpensive C/C++ compilers for windows programming
- Date: 8 Feb 1996 13:47:37 GMT
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- Jeremy William Yackel (jwyackel@acs3.acs.ucalgary.ca) wrote:
- : I was wondering if there were any C/C++ compilers out there that were
- : free of charge. I know of djgpp (GNU gcc for dos), but is there one that
- : will allow me to compile a windows program?
-
- A free Windows compiler would be almost impossible since any compiler
- which can compile Windows programs would have to license the Windows
- SDK from Microsoft. That costs money.
-
- If you have the SDK, it may be possible for some DOS compilers to
- generate Windows programs, but g++ would not be one of them since
- it uses a DOS extender. A compiler which generates standard DOS
- code might be able to generate Windows apps, but it would take
- a lot of painful digging to set it up.
-
- About the cheapest Windows compiler would be Turbo C++ which comes
- in around $80. You may be able to find an older version cheaper.
-
- Scott
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