How to compile a C program?

Question

I haven't done C in a long time. I'd like to compile this program, but I have no idea how to proceed. It seems like the makefile refers to GCC a lot and I've never used GCC.

I just want an executable that will run on windows.

Answer 1

If it requires gcc and you want it to run on Windows, you could download Cygwin.

That's basically an emulator for GNU/Linux type stuff for Windows. It works with an emulation DLL.

http://www.cygwin.com/

Answer 2

You may need to install either cygwin or mingw, which are UNIX-like environments for Windows.

• http://www.mingw.org/
• http://www.cygwin.com/

When downloading/installing either cygwin or mingw, you will have the option of downloading and installing some optional features; you will need the following:

• gcc (try version 2.x first, not 3.x)
• binutils
• GNU make (or gmake)