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I've been asking some C-related questions on this forum. Though I do appreciate the replies and responses from you all, I hate being dependent upon others for what I consider basic knowledge.
If I download either mingw or Visual C++ Express (still free I think).
1) Would I be able to load and execute a .C file that uses only stdxxx headers?
2) Would I be able to compile the file to a standard dll?
If either of the above answers are "yes", then I'm off to do some downloading tonite.
Perhaps.
If you are unlucky, the code might include something that is not portable and might not compile well with a compiler different than the one it was originally written for.
And as far as compiling the code to a DLL, there are some extra bits involved to export functions and what not, but once you get the code to compile its no big thing.
Great. I've got VS2005 installed (from awhile ago). Have a question on how to get it running in debug build.
When I run it in release mode, I can hit break points, but not all symbols are created/found. Therefore I can't see the value of key variables or add those items to a watch list.
But when I run in debug mode, it requires me to attach to a process. Ok? It then runs and exits immediately without hitting a set break point.
I'm close, but am kinda stuck now. I really need to see the variable values so I can follow the logic. Hints please.
Nevermind, found solution -- turn optimizations off. If all goes well, I can now answer all my C-related questions by stepping thru the code. Thanx all.