Re: C++ Comilers and Text Editors - new guy needs help.

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From: "Anthony Marlow" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>


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>called "C++, An Introduction to Computing," by three fellows: Joel
>Adams, Sanford Leestma and Larry Nyhoff-which is a college text book
>that I got from a friend who took the course some years ago, and
>who, unfortunately, never became a programmer, so he forgot all of
>it as soon as he was through with the final exams.

Even I am not c++ programmer :-)
At least I never got money from c++, but, I will try to help you.

>But so far, the biggest problem that I'm having is in working with
>and configuring compilers. I've been using Dev-Cpp, because the
>author of one of these books recommended that one, saying that it
>was the easiest to work with (and it's a windows program).
>Unfortunately, I am having a terrible time getting windows programs
>to compile while using Dev-Cpp.

I am using MinGW (I think Dev-cpp use MinGW as the compiler), but I am using
it in MinGW Developer Studio (www.parinya.ca).

>I don't have this problem with
>console programs though. However, I also have Borland Builder 5.5,
>but for some reason, I can't figure out how to get it to run.
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Borland need bcc32.cfg and ilink32.cfg for configuration, you should set it
up manually.
It's usefull to find out where you put header files and libraries for
linking.
Just read the readme.txt for the explanation (in case you didn't know yet).

>Besides that, I also don't really understand text editors, like the
>Scintilla Text Editor. And, well, I have about a million other
>questions too . . . but I'm sure I can't post them all hear.


Well, text editor could help us to write the source code and compile them
later by using makefile (for example).When you are in Linux (command line
interface) you (at least) should learn how to use emacs, vim or others to
write the source code and compile them by using makefile (it's more pain
personally...but there's always somebody who love it...because they
said...the program under control of them without any problems caused by
bloating IDE).

>[Deleted]Also-can someone please tell me what
>exactly you do with the text editors?  Do you write your program
>code in the test editor when your just making first drafts, or
>what?  I know this sounds dumb to all you real programers, but I'm
>coming from ground zero here: I've never taken a computer course in
>my life, although I certainly plan to as soon as I can.

What I do :
1. Learn all about c++ (by reading).
2. Try to try it my self with my favourite compiler + IDE.
3. By trying it with your own fingers, you would be rather familiar and
always there's something in your brain (you don't have to remember all of
them, but at least you got a little memory about them).
4. Try to make a small program by using any aspects of c++ programming and I
believe you would be familiar and could have judgement to use the suitable
part of c++ for your project.

>The thing about it is, that even though it's been very
>frustrating . . . I love it!  And I can't put it down.  I just keep
>going back for more.

Yeah :-)
Just like me...I am frustating but my heart always tell me to go back for
learning c++ :-)
It's difficult but there's something inside attractive for me.

>And I'd really greatly appreciate it if anyone
>could help me out with the questions I asked about the Borland C++
>Builder 5.5, and about test editors.

Just like what I said before....
But, I suggest you to use MinGW Developer Studio or any MinGW thing, because
it's more up to date than BCC 5.5, though it's slower for compiling but I
like it because it's conform to c++ standard.

And, you could learn wxWidgets library for making the cross platform GUI
apps, though you still could use plain Win32 Api SDK :-)

HTH,
Hadi



 
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