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This item was added on: 2003/01/26 This list is neither exhaustive nor intended to endorse any particular compiler, integrated development environment (IDE) or editor. Cprogramming.com's Own Compiler Pages What is a compiler? Step-by-step guide to setting up a compiler, Code::Blocks Free Compilers (windows) Borland bcc 5.5 Command line Tools http://www.borland.com/bcppbuilder/freecompiler/ Borland have made v5 of their compiler and tools available for free (simple registration required). These are command line tools - there is no IDE with them although other editors or IDEs may be adapted to use them. Details on configuring the command line tools can be found here. Digital Mars http://www.digitalmars.com/ Compiler and a limited set of tools can be downloaded and used free of charge. For a small fee the remaining tools and an IDE can be purchased. DJGPP http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/ This is primarily a DOS compiler. Lcc-Win32 http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~lcc-win32/ This is a C only compiler. It comes complete with a good IDE and extensive documentation. If you intend to develop software for sale or use it in a business capacity then you must purchase a professional licence, otherwise its download and use are free. MinGW (Minimalist GNU Windows) http://www.mingw.org/ This is an open source port of the GNU gcc compiler and tools for windows. Although these are command line tools there are many IDE's/editors which are available and easily configured to use MinGW. Microsoft Visual C++.NET Standard Msvc.net c++ compiler standard (cl.exe) is downloadable as part of the platform sdk and .NET updates from microsoft. There is no IDE or c++ standard template library. A configuration how-to can be found here: http://csp.sourceforge.net/wiki/FreeVisualStudio Open Watcom http://www.openwatcom.org/ This is a complete, open source compiler and IDE system. Pelles C http://www.smorgasbordet.com/pellesc/ Free 'C' compiler based on lcc-win32. Non-Free Compilers: Borland C++ Builder 6 http://www.borland.com A trial version of the enterprise version of Borland C++ Builder is available for download: http://www.borland.com/products/download_cbuilder.html A personal version of Borland C++ Builder 6 is also available: http://www.amazon.com/ Intel Compiler http://www.intel.com/software/products/compilers/ A 30 day evaluation version is available for download from: http://www.intel.com/software/products/global/eval.htm Metrowerks CodeWarrior: http://www.metrowerks.com/MW/Develop/Desktop/Windows/Professional/Default.htm A 30 day evaluation version (requires registration) is available for download: http://www.metrowerks.com/MW/download/request.asp?action=dl&product=CWWin9 Microsoft Visual C++.NET Standard 2003 Compiler, IDE and MSDN help. http://www.amazon.com/ Editors & IDEs DevCpp http://www.bloodshed.net/ This is a very popular, open source (delphi) IDE for MinGW. Although DevCpp v5 is currently beta, it is still much more stable and feature rich than the original v4. Jens File Editor http://home.t-online.de/home/Jens.Altmann/jfe_eng.htm Doubles as an IDE text editor. Includes c++ class and c/c++ function viewer. Relo http://www.fifsoft.com/relo/ An open source ide for bcc 5.5 command line tools and MinGW. SciTE http://scintilla.sourceforge.net/SciTE.html An open source text/source code editor for windows and X. Note that it can be configured as an IDE for Borland's free command line tools. TextPad http://www.textpad.com/ UltraEdit http://www.ultraedit.com/ VIDE http://www.objectcentral.com/vide.htm An open source IDE for both MinGW and Borland's free command line tools. vim http://www.vim.org/ Visual-MinGW http://visual-mingw.sourceforge.net/ Currently in alpha development, Visual-MinGW is a 'minimalist', open source IDE for MinGW built using MinGW. Thanks goes to Ken Fitlike for providing this list.

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