Good C++ Compiler??

Kdar · 04-21-2006, 11:10 PM

Hello.

I looking for a good C++ compiler.

Right now I using Visual 2003...

and what you ppl use? and which one you think is better...

also what is better Borland or Visual?

and what is a good C++ Compiler that can run in Linux and able to build Qt aplications.

thnks.

TheHeadFL · 04-21-2006, 11:55 PM

Well Visual C++ 2005 is a *great* IDE to use for Windows development. There is probably none better.

For linux use, gcc/g++ is the way to go. You can run it under Cygwin on Windows and it is standard on most linux installs.

If you install Cygwin, make sure to include the 'make' package also.

Chankama · 04-22-2006, 02:43 AM

Well, one open source compiler I use (windows) is the one in my signature. It's the Watcom compiler.

M4A1 · 04-22-2006, 03:40 PM

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Originally posted by Chankama
Well, one open source compiler I use (windows) is the one in my signature. It's the Watcom compiler.

mohmadatef · 05-07-2006, 10:50 AM

I use a Borland c++ compiler and it's so good.
I advice you to use it .

flark.f · 05-12-2006, 04:54 PM

Try Bloodshed's dev-C++: http://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.html

Chankama · 05-14-2006, 05:10 PM

Anyone knows too much about the history of Bloodshed's version? I have it too. I think I found a bug with this compiler once. The same piece of code (with some extremely unstable calculations) produced different results from both the Watcom and the Visual Studio .NET compilers that I also have.

In anycase, the Watcom compiler was a commercial product at one point. And Sybase (the big database company) used that product for s/w compilation. How do I know? I did a couple of internships there while I was in university

. In fact, Watcom was bought out by Sybase back when (I think! lol) - so that's why I think they used it. I worked with (more like mentored with) one of the original developers of the compiler while I was at Sybase. And now they gave it to the open source community. So you know such a product has to be very reliable. Something that has been used in the industry.

furtivefelon · 05-14-2006, 10:50 PM

bloodshed is using cygwin and GCC compiler..

Chankama · 05-15-2006, 01:32 AM

A quick wikipedia check seems to indicate it uses the MinGW compiler - which is a GCC port to windows.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dev-C_plus_plus

A refresher to MinGW - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MinGW

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