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- From: russells@netcom.com (Russell Salsbury)
- Subject: Re: C Compiler
- Message-ID: <russellsDpDry7.699@netcom.com>
- Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
- References: <4jkv6u$3si@dfw-ixnews3.ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Fri, 5 Apr 1996 08:37:18 GMT
- Sender: russells@netcom3.netcom.com
-
- sanjua@ix.netcom.com(Sanju Abraham) writes:
-
- >CT2963 wrote:
- >>>
- >>> I am a thinking about learning C and C++. I am running a Pentium 75
- >with
- >>> 16meg using Win 95. What options for a compiler are out there for
- >me. I
- >>> would like something that is freeware but I have been unable to find
- >>> anything searching the web.
- >>>
-
- >--
-
- >>Well, it's probably not yet ready for prime time, but there is a port
- >>of
- >>GCC for Win32. Check out:
-
- >I am not an experienced C user, but I know enough to get around. I
- >don't know why several posters to this newsgroup prefer GCC over
- >something like Borland C++ or Visual C++. I use Borland C++ and I have
- >no complaints. Why do you guys believe that GCC is better. I do admit
- >that I have never even seen GCC, I'm just curious.
-
- I like GCC because I can take one program and compile it with minimal
- changes on my PC and sparc-SunOS at home and sparc-Solaris, HP, Alpha,
- etc. at work. Borland does have a very nice GUI, though. At home I
- generally do editing with Borland and compile on my sparc. This is for
- two reasons: 1) a 486/33 running Win95 is pretty darn slow and 2) I can
- surf the web, etc. while the compile runs.
-
- Ryan russells@netcom.com
-