manutdfan

I have been learning C++ this year for my computing A level course, at school we use borland C++ but this software requires paying for. And i wanted to practice it at home.

Just wanted to know what free programs everyone uses to program in C++.

Thanks
Aaron

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VulcanDragon

I don't use it, but I think the main one is the GNU compiler GCC.

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ouroboros1827

i use bloodshed dev-c++ on windows.

gcc on linux is pretty much your main option. what else?

to compile and run: (i found this out 10min ago):
gcc -o filename filename.cpp
./filename filename

like, with lov2drift's program, i called it lov.c
gcc -o lov lov.c
./lov lov
found that somewhere...

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VulcanDragon

If you're going to use command line compilers like gcc, you're definitely going to want to learn how to use makefiles.

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MrSmiley

Meh, if you are using Borland at school you are going to want to use Borland at home, just search out an older version of it, they keep those free. Yes, Borland 5 is free but Borland 6 is not. (I'm sorry I'm out of date with Borland compiler, just think of it this way... Borland x costs money while Borland x-- is free, where x = CURRENT version.)