what's the difference between

Oct 25, 2012 at 3:38am
I'm a new c++.
1. I don't know gcc, mingw, what's the difference, are these two different things?
when I dowload mingw, I need to set the variable pah, but I dowload gcc from :http://www.equation.com/servlet/equation.cmd?fa=fortran, I dno't need to set the variable . Why??

2. when set the mingw path:
C:\MinGW\MSYS\1.0\local\bin, C:\MinGW\MSYS\1.0\bin

what's the function ? have to set them both or any one of them or none all them?
Oct 25, 2012 at 8:10am
1. mingw is this http://www.mingw.org/ it includes gcc

you need to set the path so that the console is able to find the command.

2. MSYS simulates a linux environment (the way how pathes are treated).
It's sometimes necessary to execute batches under windows which are aimed for linux (to a certain extend)
Oct 25, 2012 at 9:38am
gcc and mingw are program translators and are free.They translates programs into a language your computer understands:a stream of zero and one.


Don't say 'I am a new c++'.say 'I'm new to C++'

Quoting wikipedia:
MinGW (Minimalist GNU for Windows), formerly mingw32, is a native software port of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) and GNU Binutils for use in the development of native Microsoft Windows applications

the use of 'port'implies that probably GCC is for linux systems, mingw is for windows systems
Last edited on Oct 25, 2012 at 9:50am
Oct 25, 2012 at 11:32am
Don't say 'I am a new c++'
???
Oct 25, 2012 at 11:38am
There is only ONE new C++. C++11 :P
Oct 25, 2012 at 12:52pm
And if you want to claim to be 'C++11', say 'I am THE new C++'
Oct 25, 2012 at 2:05pm
Don't say 'I am a new c++'.say 'I'm new to C++'


Heh, I didn't even catch this
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