C compiler for Windows

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I m fine working on Linux using gcc as my C compiler but would like a Windows solution  Any ideas  I ve looked at Dev-C   from Bloodshed but looking for more options

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MinGW would be a direct translation off gcc for windows  or you might want to check out LCC  vanilla c  more or less  with an IDE  Pelles C seems to be based off lcc and has a somewhat nicer IDE  though I haven t used it personally  Of course there is always the Express Edition of MSVC which is free  but that s your call

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Be careful to use a C compiler  not C   if you re actually doing C   While most programs in C will work using a C   compiler there are enough differences that there can be problems   I would agree with the people who suggest using gcc via cygwin   EDIT  http   en wikipedia org wiki Compatibility of C and C 2B 2B shows some of the major differences

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There is another free C compiler for Windows  Pelles C   Pelles C is a complete development kit for Windows and Windows Mobile  It contains among other things an optimizing C compiler  a macro assembler  a linker  a resource compiler  a message compiler  a make utility and install builders for both Windows and Windows Mobile   It also contains an integrated development environment  IDE  with project management  debugger  source code editor and resource editors for dialogs  menus  string tables  accelerator tables  bitmaps  icons  cursors  animated cursors  animation videos  AVI s without sound   versions and XP manifests   URL  http   www smorgasbordet com pellesc

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GCC is ubiquitous  It is trusted and well understood by thousands of folks across dozens of communities   Visual Studio is perhaps the best IDE ever developed  It has a great compiler underneath it  But it is strictly Windows-only   If you re just playing  get GCC --it s free  If you re concerned about multiple platfroms  it s GCC  If you re talking serious Windows development  get Visual Studio

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I personally have been looking into using MinGW  what Bloodshed uses  with the Code Blocks IDE   I am also considering using the Digital Mars C C   compiler   Both seem to be well regarded

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Must Windows C   compilers will work     Also  check out MinGW

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You may try Code  Blocks  which is better IDE and comes with MinGW GCC  I have used it and its just too good a freeware IDE for C C

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Can t you get a free version of Visual Studio Student Addition from your school   Most Universities have programs to give free software to students

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GCC is not technically a linux specific compiler  Its a standards compliant c c   compiler  and I use it for windows programs on a daily basis  Its probably best that you use it until you become more comfortable with something else   I recommend that you use the MinGW distribution of GCC  That will compile your programs natively for windows  using a standard library  etc   If you re looking for an IDE  I have two recommendations  Visual Studio is the Microsoft version  and although it has its issues  it is an excellent IDE for working with the code  However  if you re looking for something a bit more lightweight  CodeBlocks is also rather good  and has the added benefit of being able to use basically any compiler you have installed  including several forms of GCC and the Microsoft Compiler that comes with Visual Studio  and being able to open project files fro other IDEs  Plus  it runs on linux too  so you could make that transition even easier on yourself   I personally prefer GCC  but that s just me  If you really want the Microsoft Solution  VS is the way to go

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Cygwin offers full GCC support on Windows  also  the free Microsoft Visual C   Express Edition supports  legacy  C projects just fine

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It comes down to what you re using in class   If the labs and the assignments are in linux  then you probably want a MinGW solution   If they re in windows  get Visual Studio Express

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I use either BloodShed s DEV C    CygWin  or Visual C   Express  All of which are free and work well  I have found that for me  DEV C   worked the best and was the least quirky  Each compiler has it s own quirks and deifferences  you need to try out a few and find the one with which you are most comfortable  I also liked the fact that DEV C   allowed me to change the fonts that are used in the editor  I like Proggy Programming fonts

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I use either BloodShed s DEV C    CygWin  or Visual C   Express  All of which are free and work well  I have found that for me  DEV C   worked the best and was the least quirky  Each compiler has it s own quirks and deifferences  you need to try out a few and find the one with which you are most comfortable  I also liked the fact that DEV C   allowed me to change the fonts that are used in the editor  I like Proggy Programming fonts

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I m late to this party  but for any future C folks on Windows  Visual Studio targets C90 instead of C99  which is what you d get on  nix   I am currently targeting C99 on Windows by using Sublime Text 2 in tandem with Cygwin

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You can get Visual C   Express Edition straight from Microsoft  if you want something targeting Win32  Otherwise MinGW or lcc  as suggested elsewhere

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Visual C   Express is a fine and free IDE for Windows which comes with a compiler   If you are more comfortable with commandline solutions in general and gcc in particular   MinGW or Cygwin might be more up you alley  They are also both free

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GCC works fine   Note that MSVC is not necessarily a valid solution because it does not support C99

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You could always just use gcc via cygwin

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There have been a few comments pointing out that C is not C     While that s true  also true that any C   compiler will also compile C - usually the compiler mode will be automatically selected based on the filename extension  but every compiler also has an option to force C or C   mode regardless of the filename   So choose the free C   compiler that you re most comfortable with gcc  VC   Express  Digital Mars  whatever   Use the IDE you like best emacs  vim  VC   Express  Code  Blocks  Bloodshed - again whatever   Any of these tools will be more than adequate for learning   Personally  since you re asking about Windows  I d choose VC   Express - it s a great IDE  it s free  and it ll compile C programs just fine

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You can use GCC on Windows by downloading MingW  discontinued  or its successor Mingw-w64

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You mean Bloodshed s Dev-C    It s a nice visual IDE for C   which uses MinGW s gcc for Windows as the back-the-scenes compiler  The project s been abandoned for a while  in my opinion  using Delphi to develop a C   IDE is a very stupid thing to do to draw developers  attention   however there s nothing that stops you from using it and updating the version of MinGW s gcc it uses to the latest one - besides it s GPL-licensed

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http   www mingw org wiki HOWTO Install the MinGW GCC Compiler Suite

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Most universities give you access to Microsoft Dreamspark   If you re using GCC Linux in class  just install Ubuntu  Windows is a terrible platform for C development

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