Free C compiler ?

What do I Do at


http://gcc.gnu.org/ ??


Do I get to download a .exe file or a .zip ?

Free C compiler ?
FYI, an "exe" or "zip" file is referred to as a binary (for Windows). On the gcc site, they mention Windows binaries are available at Cygwin or MinGW.





If you want a c compiler, you can get one free from two places.





The above answered referred to Visual C++, which compiles C code. The express edition is free and he gave you a link to it. You can get that.





The other option is, as the gcc site said, Cygwin or MinGW. Both are completely free to use. Stay away from Cygwin. As a beginner, there's too many traps with that.





MinGW is what you want. It's the Windows port of gcc. http://sourceforge.net/project/downloadi... (if you don't trust the download, just go to sourceforge.net/projects/mingw as this is the download site for it.





Install it.
Reply:Depends on the platform. If you are developing in windows you could use one of the express packs offered for free from microsoft http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/expres... The ones that are discussed @ gcc.gnu.org have pointers to compilers in most platforms.

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