Hi all,

Could someone suggest me a good C compiler which could be used on Windows, Linux and MacOS? I'm currently using Dev C++, but as far as I know it only works under Windows.

Thanks a lot.

None. A compiler must be written to work on a specific O/S. As long as you stick to Standard C/C++ code, you should be able to compile the source on any system with any compiler.

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Hi gustavson,

Note that Dev C++ is not a compiler.
It is just an IDE(Integrated Development environment).

Dev C++ uses the MinGW compiler.

You can find various list of compilers in this link:
C/C++ compilers

But as WaltP said, we should stick to standard C/C++ code so that it works in any compiler we use.

Regards,
Paramesh.

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Thanks guys for information. Is just that I was wondering if I might be able to use the same IDE on different operating systems.

No. Software (which an IDE is) cannot be moved from one system to another. You must find programs built specifically for each system. Sometimes the software designers actually build their software for the various systems, others just for a specific system. You'll have to look around for multi-system programs.

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Actually yes, you can. The eclipse platform (http://www.eclipse.org) has a C/C++ toolkit. Not for UI design, but it compiles using make. So basically you can use it on any system that has make. It has the basic stuff like code completion etc. Since it's written in Java it can be used on Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris and several other unix flavours. Just go to http://www.eclipse.org download eclipse, look under tools and get CDT (C Developer Toolkit), download and install.

No. You can't.
Try installing Eclipse meant for Windows in Linux.
It wont work.
Try installing Eclipse meant for Linux in Windows.
It wont work.
This was what WaltP meant.
Visit this link which shows various OS and their corresponding Eclipse downloads.
http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/index.php

But the look and feel may be the same in all operating systems.
Thank you for your information.

Regards,
Paramesh.

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Details ..

Actually, this is becuase each OS needs the RCP stack, and not because of the IDE. The RCP stack contains the native widgets.

I really don understand why eclipse does not ship the RCP stack separate.

Yeah, details. They are important sometimes. Especially when I gave all the details in my first post.
-- like the eclipse platform


Actually, it's because each operating system has a different format for the executable -- and in the case of Mac, a completely different command set: Intel vs. Motorola.

So yes, details are important. Without them you can't arrive at a solution, nor can you understand the problem.

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