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→Windows Borland C++
Borland C++ Compiler 5.5 is a free version. You can download it from [https://acs.senecac.on.ca/pages/download.php ACS].
To install Borland C++ command line compiler on your computer first run the executable you downloaded to expand the compiler files into a directory.<br />
Say the installation is done in '''X:\Borland\BCC55''' <br />
Create a file called '''bcc32.cfg''' in '''X:\Borlnad\BCC55\Bin''' and add the following two lines to it:
<pre>-I"X:\Borland\Bcc55\include"
-L"X:\Borland\Bcc55\lib"</pre>
Create another file called '''ilink32.cfg''' in '''X:\Borlnad\BCC55\Bin''' and add the following line to it:
<pre>-L"X:\Borland\Bcc55\lib"</pre>
Then add '''X:\Borlnad\BCC55\Bin''' to the system path:<br />
Vista:
* Right-click on '''Computer''' and select properties.
* Click on '''Advanced System Settings''' on the left panel and the '''System properties''' will open with '''Advanced''' tag already selected
XP:
* Right-click on '''My Computer''' and select properties and the '''System properties''' will open
* Click on '''Advanced''' tag
Common:
* Click on '''Environment Variables''' Button
* In '''System Variables''' scroll down to '''path'''
* Select '''path''' and click on '''edit''' button
* Add ''';X:\Borland\Bcc55\bin''' to the end of the '''path''' value, click '''OK''' on all windows to close and you are done.
'''Happy Compiling!'''
===Linux Gnu C++===
Many distro come with compiler pre-installed. If not, you can use the package manager tool (yum, apt-get, merger...) in your system to search for GCC, and install that package. Also, there are some useful tools that you may need, such as autoconf, make, ctag and etc.