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what is a good compiler to use for C++? I'm a beginner, so i need something that doesn't automate it too much because i want to learn it. I have Visual C++, but i don't get how it works, probably because i don't really know how C++ works yet. The price doesn't matter...
Visual C++ 7, or GCC 3.2.1.
i'll look into it
gcc is the most standards compliant, but for a programming newbie this doesn't really matter. It's not very easy to get to run in windows as it was written for Unix systems.
Visual C++ is not as standards compliant but it comes with a complete IDE. Also the Professional and Enterprise Edition house the best available compiler when it comes to optimizing. In the Standard Edition optimizations are disabled (grrr...!!!!)
The best compiler for Intel-specific optimizing would be the one by Intel, but I don't know about standards compliance.
Oh, and you shouldn't mention software piracy on such forums. You IP is logged by the mechanism and the forum is open for everyone to read.
The nice thing about Intel's is that it's a drop-in replacement within MSVC, which is a definite plus if you're using that environment. Otherwise, it's just a compiler like any other.
CB: Standards do have an impact on new users as well, as they rapidly become non-new users :)
I never managed to get GCC working natively under Windows, I guess I never managed to understand the all-important "specs" file. Cygwin works very well though.
The only person I know who explores the regions where VC++7 fails the standard but gcc does not is keda. And that's not something new users will do for several years.
Didn't know that about Intel's. Maybe I should get it...
What piracy ?? :D
Hehe... Microsoft slipped up there. The optimization options are removed from the GUI, but #pragma optimize still works fine. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally posted by CornedBee
In the Standard Edition optimizations are disabled (grrr...!!!!)
OMG! :rolleyes: man is back! :)
yup, we haven't heard the last from our young guru :rolleyes::)
:D
Really? Gotta try this immediatly!
Hmmm...
I added this at the top of my cpp file, but the assembly output is not a single line shorter...
#pragma optimize("agt", on)
Are you sure this works?
#pragma optimize("gsy", on) worked for me, IIRC. Not sure though :oQuote:
Originally posted by CornedBee
Hmmm...
I added this at the top of my cpp file, but the assembly output is not a single line shorter...
#pragma optimize("agt", on)
Are you sure this works?
I don't use Standard edition anymore anyways.
Yeah, I just don't want to pay ~€350 mostly for apps I don't use (VB.NET, VC#, ...) and I don't have a company to buy it for me.
Seems YDRC... :(