Okay, so it's the first thing I have to do in this class, which is only online for some reason, and I have no idea how to compile a program. We had to start out with a simple code saved as myprog.cpp in notepad2. We had to download MingW but I can't get it to work. Every time I try it just opens up the website and prompts me to download the program again. Am I using the wrong program or something? That's the one we were told to use though.
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Try DevC++ compiler. I used that back in my C++ days. Open up the .cpp file and click compile. It's free software.
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Ok, I tried that compiler and it's not working. So evidently I'm not doing something right. I entered the code exactly as I was supposed to, hit the compile button, and it didn't do anything. I'm sorry being such a nuisance but I just really don't get why it's not working like it should. I'm doing everything ithe book tells me to and it still doesn't work.
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Are you getting any error messages?
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Install Dev-C++ that comes with MinGW. It should work right off unless you messed with something. All you need to do is make a new project, plop the code in it, and hit compile + run (F9).
MinGW is a windows compilation of GCC, a widely used open source compiler, the best one in fact imo, and certainly the largest by far.
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Okay, so it's the first thing I have to do in this class, which is only online for some reason, and I have no idea how to compile a program. We had to start out with a simple code saved as myprog.cpp in notepad2. We had to download MingW but I can't get it to work. Every time I try it just opens up the website and prompts me to download the program again. Am I using the wrong program or something? That's the one we were told to use though.
You need to use a something called Compiler, then and only then you will be able to execute it.
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Quote: from Will Smith at 10:37 pm on Mar. 31, 2008
Okay, so it's the first thing I have to do in this class, which is only online for some reason, and I have no idea how to compile a program. We had to start out with a simple code saved as myprog.cpp in notepad2. We had to download MingW but I can't get it to work. Every time I try it just opens up the website and prompts me to download the program again. Am I using the wrong program or something? That's the one we were told to use though.
You need to use a something called Compiler, then and only then you will be able to execute it.
i use dev-c++ and its quite handy. u say u compiled it, but did u then run it?
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Okay, so it's the first thing I have to do in this class, which is only online for some reason, and I have no idea how to compile a program. We had to start out with a simple code saved as myprog.cpp in notepad2. We had to download MingW but I can't get it to work. Every time I try it just opens up the website and prompts me to download the program again. Am I using the wrong program or something? That's the one we were told to use though.
