Subj : Re: Newbe needs compiler
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : "Ed Mulroy [TeamB]" <ed@mulroyREMOVETHESECHARS.org>
Date : Fri Aug 01 2003 11:24 pm

The current compiler is C++ Builder version 6.  It handles both of the C and
C++ languages.  If your source file has an extension of .C then it deals
with it as C langauge.  If the extension is .CPP then it deals with it as
C++.

Borland has posted the command line tools from C++ Builder version 5 as a
free download.  You will have to register for it, but it costs nothing to
register.

The compiler is here:
http://www.borland.com/products/downloads/download_cbuilder.html

After you download it and run it to do the initial install, a readme.txt
file will be created in which are some instructions for finishing the
installation for your machine.

A more detailed and more helpful set of instructions is posted here
http://community.borland.com/article/0,1410,21205,00.html

Help files for that version 5 of the compiler are here:
http://info.borland.com/techpubs/bcppbuilder/v5/updates/pro.html

When developing code it is most useful to have a debugger tool.  Turbo
Debugger is posted for download here:
http://www.borland.com/products/downloads/download_cbuilder.html

The C++ Builder newsgroups all have the word 'cppbuilder' in their names.
The two that will probably be most useful to you are:

  borland.public.cppbuilder.commandlinetools
  borland.public.cppbuilder.language.cpp

I have some pages with links that may be of use to people doing programming,
especially if using the Borland compilers.  Feel free to look around them
and use them if they proove helpful.
  http://users.nc.rr.com/emulroy/borland.htm
  http://users.nc.rr.com/emulroy/programg.htm

..  Ed

> Les Coover wrote in message
> news:3f2aeb30@newsgroups.borland.com...
>
> I am taking my first structured programming class and we will
> be doing some C programming.  Perhaps latter I will be taking
> other classes developing C programming further but I don't
> need anything very fancy just something basic that will compile
> and run my C programs (with some kind of editor window if it
> isn't too much extra). What do you recommend (as reasonably
> priced as possible--I am a student)?
> How do I download it?  How do I get the CD ROM?
>
> My System:
> Micro Tech computer with 128 MB RAM and 19 GB hard drive, also
> has Zip 250 drive.
>
> Windows 98 Operating System
>
> Office 2000 Professional suite.

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