I wrote C++ code in notepad and want to compile with GCC compiler. Is GCC compiler a program? from which site I can download it? I don't have any information about it. What can I do?
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You can start by downloading Code::Blocks, its an cross-platform IDE that can be downloaded including MinGW GCC compiler.
But if You're using Linux you can use just a "gcc" command in the terminal.
GCC is a program. if you have linux its probably installed. to chek just type in the console line gcc. if you get a out put with the syntax - it's installed else - type the command that's suggested. in order to compile something type:
gcc <file name>
it will create a .out file that you could run from the console line. for more info type:
man gcc
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vonbrand
At least for Fedora (and probably for other distributions too), unless you ask to install a development station compilers and such won't be installed. They are available, just not installed by default. Check your distribution's documentation on how to install C++ development tools. Also, today there are at least two options, g++ and clang (LLVM C++ compiler).
You can also use C-free 5.0 which is small and can use many compilers. Small ide. You just need to make it automatically choose the library and inclue paths.
answered Aug 7, 2012 at 7:33
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If you're on Windows you can try one of ports: mingw.
If you're on Linux, you probably have it installed (try gcc --version) or at least available from repository (check your distributions "installer").
There is also a number of (free) IDEs that you can also get and use them instead of notepad. Google for Eclipse/CDT, Netbeans, code::blocks, etc.
