Re: compiler=?windows-1251?Q?=3f=3f_?=step 4
On 2000-06-07 cense at mail.ru said:
ce>-----Original Message-----
ce>> I found that I was able to construct a type of development
ce>> environment for my little C [ almost ansi ] compiler , through
ce>>QuickBasic , used as a batch file with a dos based menu program.
ce>> This is quite adequate for learning ANSI C.
ce>> Beyond that an easy to use IDE is preferable , if necessary ;
ce>> written in something like euphoria.
ce>actually, make files and configure scripts are easier to use when
ce>compiling software that is not your because they automate the
ce>configuration and header file setup for you and run all the compile
ce>commands in the correct order.
Make files , sounds a little familiar.
Configure scripts , yet to investigate.
ce>> Fair enough , how big , typically ; is the unix compiler
ce>>though. How available is this free software going to be and
ce>>how concise , most of the 'freeware' I encounter is a little
ce>>second rate and seems to be an afterthought.
ce>> If this is such a good idea why haven't we already discovered
ce>>a site
ce>> that's taking software developers through the step by
ce>>step of learning and developing with [unix] compilers.
ce>the most widely available free Un*x/Linux compiler is GCC( or EGCS
ce>now ). this compiler for the intel platform is a little under 4
ce>megs binary packed in RPM (RedHat Package Management) format.
ce>ever heard of GNU? well GNU produces ALOT of GOOD free software.
ce>Linux is all about free, OpenSource software and there is so much
ce>of it out there on sites like www.icewalker.com, www.linux.com, etc.
ce>The free software for linux (at least GNU stuff) is, in my opinion,
ce>of better quality than any MS software product. Free support on the
ce>internet is excellent and people actually respond to help messages
ce>and questions.
More so than in everyday life.
ce>> And how expensive or available were these.
ce>> So why isn't everyone using unix and why has linux come into
ce>>existence ? Does a unix compiler work from linux ?
ce>Like mentioned earlier, GCC ( EGCS now ) is freely available for
ce>many operating systems including DOS. UNIX is criptic to the
ce>average windows user. that is why windows is still king of the PC.
Why should this be , software should bridge this gap.
ce>Unix compilers *can* work under linux because Linux is basically a
ce>free System V Unix implementation.
At least a few things a sacred then.
ce>CenSe,
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