Anyone got a decent C Compiler?

[celliott]

Hi,

Looking for a free/open-source C compiler to have a play with. Had a look around but can only find C++ compilers etc.

Does anyone know of a decent free one?

Thanks.

 

[Una]

http://gcc.gnu.org/

 

[Jotun]

I use Microsoft Visual C++ Express, compiles all my C programs fine.

The compiler determines how to process the file depending on it's filename extension, so can be used for both C and C++.

 

[DAVEM]

Hi,

I use GCC aswell, in MySYS. Quite a simple little framework. I believe NetBeans has a C++ compilter framework you can download it from the netbeans website.

Cheers

David

 

[celliott]

Thanks for your suggestions guys but now ive got another problem! Im using a Sam's ebook to help me get to grips with basics as I know they are quite good.

Im on the first task of the ebook to produce the common "Hello World" test program, however I cant seem to be able to compile it.

The code the ebook asks me to enter is this:

class Hello
{
	public static void: Main()
	{
		System.Console.WriteLine("Hello, World!");
	}
}

And its saying unexpected end of file. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

Chris.

 

[Jotun]

Google seems to suggest that is C# (just copy and paste all the code in to google - first link)

To do it in C it would be something like this:

void main(void)
{
	printf("Hello, World!");
}

 

[Una]

Erm thats not C, looks a bit like c# gone wrong.

C version post above.

C++

#include <iostream>

int main(int argc,char** argv)
{
            std::cout << "Hello, world"; 
}

C# version

using System;

public class HelloWorld
{
          public static void Main()
          {
                    Console.WriteLine("Hello, world");
          }
}

Helps if you use the right compiler for the right language

 

[akakjs]

C++.net maybe?

Try it in Microsoft Visual C++ Express as suggested above

akakjs

 

[daven1986]

Google seems to suggest that is C# (just copy and paste all the code in to google - first link)

To do it in C it would be something like this:

void main(void)
{
	printf("Hello, World!");
}

could just have void main(), save 4 bytes

 

[Una]

could just have void main(), save 4 bytes

Just to be pedantic,

Been a while since I did any C, but the return type of main should be int. I think ANSI standard defined this.

Gcc will give you a warning with a void return type.
test.c:2: warning: return type of ‘main’ is not ‘int’

Makes sense really since return 0; is successful exit status to the OS.

 

[daven1986]

ah true true.