C++

[Howard Kaikow]

What are the recommended free C++ for Windows 2000?

I have VS .NET 2002 and 2003 C++.

Do I need some variant of GCC to work on some of the Gnu projects?
What about MinGW/gcc?

 

[Olof Lagerkvist]

What are the recommended free C++ for Windows 2000?

Visual C++ Express 2005 is the latest free Microsoft Visual C++
development tool.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/

I have VS .NET 2002 and 2003 C++.

Do I need some variant of GCC to work on some of the Gnu projects?
What about MinGW/gcc?

MinGW is often the easiest compiler for porting *nix code to Windows. In
my experience however MSVC++ produces more optimized executables (both
speed and size).

 

[Howard Kaikow]

Visual C++ Express 2005 is the latest free Microsoft Visual C++
development tool.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/




MinGW is often the easiest compiler for porting *nix code to Windows. In
my experience however MSVC++ produces more optimized executables (both
speed and size).

Perhaps, but I may decide to participate in the development of the Windows
port of GnuCash. For this I might have to use a derivative of GCC to work
with others,

 

[Olof Lagerkvist]

Perhaps, but I may decide to participate in the development of the Windows
port of GnuCash. For this I might have to use a derivative of GCC to work
with others,

In such cases MinGW is definitely the compiler I would recommend.

 

[Howard Kaikow]

In such cases MinGW is definitely the compiler I would recommend.

Thanx.