[vtkusers] Compilers on Windows XP

[Matt Schmiermund]

If I remember correctly, I had problems with minGW and
cmake. I am currently using borland 5.5 and that is
worknig just fine. Best of all its free.


--- Mathieu Malaterre <mathieu.malaterre at kitware.com>
wrote:
> 
> > 
> > > I have previously used VTK, primarily on IRIX
> systems.  Now I'm
> > 
> > > starting to use VTK on a Windows XP platform and
> I'm very uniformed
> > 
> > > about available C++ compilers.  There seem to be
> a lot of alternatives
> > 
> > > with names like "Visual C++ 6.0", "Visual Studio
> .NET 2003", etc...
> > >
> > 
> > > My question is "What should I buy and where can
> I get it?"
> > 
> > 
> > Recent evolution of MSC:
> > -------------------------------------
> >   [pre-1998]
> >   Visual C++ 6.0
> >   Visual C++ 6.0 / SP 1 [~1998]
> >   Visual C++ 6.0 / SP 2 [~1999]
> >   Visual C++ 6.0 / SP 3 [~2000]
> >   Visual C++ 6.0 / SP 4 [~2000]
> >   Visual C++ 6.0 / SP 5 [~2001] <-- High point #1
> >   Visual Studio .NET 2002       <-- Not so high
> >   Visual Studio .NET 2003       <-- High point #2
> > -------------------------------------
> > Free to download
> >   [Visual C++ 2005 Express Beta]
> > Upcomming
> >   [Visual Studio 2005]
> > 
> > 
> > Students can buy the (full-strength) academic
> version for little
> > 
> > more than the cost of the User Guides and CDs. 
> Visual C++ 2005
> > 
> > beta version can be downloaded for free:
> > 
> >
>
http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/express/visualc/default.aspx
> 
> 
> very nice description. I would also add the free
> ones:
> - borland compiler 
> - cygwin + gcc
> - mingw
> 
> Mathieu
> 
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