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I needed to compile two files ( I am no software programmer - well not anymore ), and decided to install gcc as I have no compiler on my machine.
Apparently, the "normal" way to do it is to download the source, and ... compile it.  Well, thank you.
The binaries are also available, but in Cygwin or WinCG packages, and I do not want to go through the process of installing all these just for these two files.
Actually, I need to find the list of global variables used in these files (it is embedded C code), and the quickest way I know to do that is to compile the code as single files and look at the errors.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb
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Look at MinGW-w64. (iPad weird, no link now. Computer dead, no charger)
Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant.
- Mitchell Kapor
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That is what I meant with WinCG, sorry. 
Installation is a PITA. I stopped after the fourth dialog of the installer asking me again which parts I wanted to install. 
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb
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Go here[^], and download one of the archives from a subdirectory of the directory I linked to. Then just extract the archive and place it somewhere convenient.
As a side note, if anyone using configure scripts reads this, I recommend Msys2[^] instead of Msys as the Unix-like environment.
Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant.
- Mitchell Kapor
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Welcome to Open Source Install Experience. Next step to Hell is drink the Kool-Aid and try to install a current server software on an older Linux distro in order to "give a new life to an old hardware".
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I cannot believe you haven't a Linux box.
No virtual machines?
By the way, why did you choose gcc? I mean, it is an excellent choice but there are many C compilers targetting Windows available for free (even Microsoft provides one).
LCC[^].
TCC[^].
Pelles C[^].
Digital Mars[^].
...
Veni, vidi, vici.
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Microsoft's C compiler has a relatively high chance of not working with code that wasn't written with it in mind because until the most recent version of visual studio they stubbornly refused to implement anything in the C99 spec that wasn't also in a C++ spec. VS 2013 added partial C99 support; their selections were based at least in part with the goal of getting a handful of well known cross platform C libraries to compile.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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True. However I suspect he does not need the 'esoteric' C99 features.
Veni, vidi, vici.
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How esoteric are they? The ranting I've seen over the years implied that most major C projects would break in the MS compiler because C99 included some enhancements to the language that were useful enough that almost anyone who didn't make a point of supporting the MS compiler would use.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Dan Neely wrote: How esoteric are they?
To the extent that, a quarter of century since it was produced, according to this Wikipedia page: C99[^] 5 compilers 'fully' support it (GCC 'partially').
I see your point, however, Microsoft 'partial' implementation of C99 never hurt me too much (variable declaration at start of the block was the major inconvenience).
Veni, vidi, vici.
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CPallini wrote: I cannot believe you haven't a Linux box.
What for ? I am no developer, but a system engineer.
CPallini wrote: No virtual machines?
Not allowed at work. "Too dangerous" (c) IT guys. I kid you not.
CPallini wrote: By the way, why did you choose gcc?
I worked with it a long time ago, and did not think that there could be others. Thanks !
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb
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Rage wrote: Not allowed at work. "Too dangerous" (c) IT guys. I kid you not.
"(c)" is short for cretinous?
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Rage wrote: Not allowed at work. "Too dangerous" (c) IT guys. I kid you not.
I think that should be IIT -> Idiots in Information Technology!
Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant.
- Mitchell Kapor
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Cygwin is not that big of deal to install... and once it's on there.. you have a nifty little Linux like terminal that you can do just about anything that you can do in Linux from (including using gcc).
Edit: Oh yeah, forgot to mention a lot of programs use cygwin in the background and install it without asking (probably unless you bother to look through the installation files).
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If you download Cygwin, select packages:
1. Devel (which stands for development)
2. Shells
I'm thinking that this would be enough...
Setup you're environment variables of you pc accordingly... If you don't know what that is, google it.
"Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence."
<< please vote!! >>
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At www.nuwen.org there is a nice (and current) distro for mingw's gcc 4.8.1 which includes boost. you download one file and install it in a directory (does not use registry).
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Orwell Dev-CPP would be one possibility[^]- a rather venerable IDE for GCC-based development on windows, comes with a compiler packaged into the install. Also has standalone compiler packages available for download.
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Tiny Death Star game (android)[^]
"Amidst a civil war in a galaxy far, far away, the Emperor is building a Death Star level by level, and he needs your help. Intergalactic war is expensive, and space stations are, too. Do you have any idea how much it costs to build one the size of a moon?
Live life on the dark side, and join Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader on a mission to attract Galactic bitizens, run intergalactic businesses, and build an all-new Death Star! With that hard-earned money, fund the Empire’s evil schemes to defeat the Rebels and conquer the galaxy once and for all!"
Sim City meets the Dark Side of the Force, anyone? 
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Bugger, this is definatly spam, although slightly funny
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I am so addicted to that game (on Windows 8.1 RT).
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Shouldn't the title have been Dwarf Death Star?
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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Phone calls
read phone status and identity
And people ask me why I chose a tab that doesn't take SIM cards...
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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