SUPER Newbie to C++

AndTwenTy10 · 06-23-2005, 02:07 AM

Hey all, I got a question about C++.... WTF do I do with it? ... how do you make stuff with it? I downloaded quincy05 to toy around, but that still doesant help me?

Where do you put the codes? What do you put the codes for? Im confused, any help is appreciated! Thanks!!

Juice Daddy · 06-23-2005, 02:26 AM

I am subscribing to this thread to... cause I could also use the info...
(new to linux and need advice)

Iron_Cross · 06-23-2005, 10:03 AM

On a Linux (or Unix, and even windows) machine you'd open up a blank text document. Then you'd write all the code in there. Then you'd save that document as a .CPP file. Then you'd make sure you have a copy of GCC (or any C++ compiler For Windows I'd suggest something like Bloodshed's Dev-C++). Then you'd compile it by using a command like:

Code:

gcc -o your_file.cpp

The command is different for every compiler, so You'll need to read the documentation.
Then it would output a binary file, that you could run.

AndTwenTy10 · 06-23-2005, 02:56 PM

This is going to take a while to learn.......... :-/ Can you link me to a complier that works for windows xp

KornNut · 06-23-2005, 04:19 PM

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Originally posted by AndTwenTy10
This is going to take a while to learn.......... :-/ Can you link me to a complier that works for windows xp

Textpad is amazing.

You can open virtually any file you want: C++, C#, ASP .NET, java, VB, prolog, and even engineering files.

Most importantly, it has an editor for writing your own programs for any of those listed about.

http://www.textpad.com/download/

Iron_Cross · 06-23-2005, 05:40 PM

http://www.bloodshed.net/download.html

http://www.bloodshed.net/compilers/index.html

furtivefelon · 06-23-2005, 05:49 PM

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Originally posted by KornNut
Textpad is amazing.

it incites less wonder in the linux world.. as there comes a text editor that can edit any file with full syntax highlighting

it's called kate..

frankly, if i'm going to get anywhere at all, i'd want a more powerful editor than just an editor.. if you coded any length of time in any IDEs, you wouldn't want to go back to beginner editors like textpad..

therefore, i'd recommend a more full featured IDE, search on www.sourceforge.net and you'll get tons of hits (notepad++ is a good piece of software, it tries to duplicate the functionality for windows platform, it's open source as well

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