[Joey_21]

I started learning C++ this week and I was wondering if there were any better compilers than the one we're using here at the university (MSVC++6). I bought the introductory edition which spits in some crud about no redistribution blah blah blah.

If you have another opinion please post below.

[Styxx]

Compiler? GCC, of course. Now if you mean IDE, I use DevC++, simply because it's free.

[phreak]

i'll have to go with vc6 since its what we use for the SCP

[Stealth]

i like Borland

[Petrarch of the VBB]

Originally posted by Styxx
Now if you mean IDE, I use DevC++, simply because it's free.

Bloodhound, or bloodshed or whatever?

That's what i use, as it reminds me ov POVRAY.

[Styxx]

Yep, from Bloodshed Software. Pretty neat.

And it can import VC6 projects, I've tested it with some smaller ones, so I think you can work on the FS code in it.

[RandomTiger]

Originally posted by Styxx
Yep, from Bloodshed Software. Pretty neat.

And it can import VC6 projects, I've tested it with some smaller ones, so I think you can work on the FS code in it.

Dangerous to assume that. but if you get it going because that will be of great interest to people who dont want to fork out for MVC++

[Joey_21]

On this computer I have MSVC++ introductory edition. It along with the C++ book I got at one of the uni's book stores costed $33 USD together. I was wondering last night how much more it would cost to get that unredistribution stuff taken off. Hmm...

[Petrarch of the VBB]

Originally posted by Styxx
Yep, from Bloodshed Software. Pretty neat.

And it can import VC6 projects, I've tested it with some smaller ones, so I think you can work on the FS code in it.

I have tried, but am not experienced with, and so am having problems with the linker. I am having to manually type in the path of every folder in the fs2 source code directory, which is tedious and bloody annoying, since it will only look in the first one.

Anyone help? Styxx?

[Styxx]

Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
I have tried, but am not experienced with, and so am having problems with the linker. I am having to manually type in the path of every folder in the fs2 source code directory, which is tedious and bloody annoying, since it will only look in the first one.

Anyone help? Styxx?

As soon as I get some free time I'll try it. I'm using version 4.9.7.0, by the way.

[Petrarch of the VBB]

I am using whichever version comes free with SAMS Teach Yourself C++ in 24 hours.