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RavioliMan

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2. gcc and clang are excellent and widely available

Reply to Leith (Original post)

Wed Apr 14, 2021, 05:10 PM

Apr 2021

I do most work on a Mac, so clang is the default there.

On Windows, I install GCC g++ via cygwin which is a UNIX-like environment that will provide a nice command-line interface to many things including compilers.

There is also the free Eclipse IDE which works across all of the above. I prefer command line.

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Can anyone recommend a good C++ compiler to download for free? [View all] Leith Apr 2021 OP

my solution lapfog_1 Apr 2021 #1

gcc and clang are excellent and widely available RavioliMan Apr 2021 #2

I'm currently migrating from GCC to clang. Clang is next generation tech so I'd give it the edge nt Shermann Apr 2021 #5

look up cygwin/g++. Free and better than MS compiler for windows. Pobeka Apr 2021 #3

I would definitely second that.nt. drray23 Apr 2021 #4

Forget C++ CloudWatcher Apr 2021 #6