[H-GEN] Windows Compiler

[Byron Ellacott]

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On Wed, 2 Aug 2000, Simon Robertson wrote:

> So would anyone know of a program equal to MS Visual c++ 5.0 or Borland
> c++ 5.02 in features just not in price, possibly even a shareware or
> freeware?

There are several IDEs for Linux, RHIDE that was mentioned is one, I don't
know the names of the others offhand, but try searching www.freshmeat.net
for IDE.

You might find that a large number of people on this list will be using
either vi or emacs.  Don't ask which is better, it can get ugly ;)  I'm a
vi/screen person myself - vim supports syntax highlighting of just about
everything, and using screen I can flip to reference/make/test windows
without losing keyboard focus[0].

But that approach isn't for everyone.  As for free Windows IDEs, try
tucows?  I'm not aware of any, but I'm not a Windows person.

-- 
bje

[0] On not losing focus, a nice trick with screen is to use "screen -x"
and have any reference windows visible elsewhere -- you can control them
without moving input focus away from your work window, but reference them
with a glance..


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