From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 6 20:13:58 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4851716A420 for ; Sat, 6 Oct 2007 20:13:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr13.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr13.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.33]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE77C13C4BA for ; Sat, 6 Oct 2007 20:13:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: from slackbox.xs4all.nl (slackbox.xs4all.nl [213.84.242.160]) by smtp-vbr13.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l96KDuqT091464; Sat, 6 Oct 2007 22:13:57 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: by slackbox.xs4all.nl (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 13AB2B8E9; Sat, 6 Oct 2007 22:13:56 +0200 (CEST) Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2007 22:13:56 +0200 From: Roland Smith To: James Jeffery Message-ID: <20071006201356.GB55336@slackbox.xs4all.nl> Mail-Followup-To: James Jeffery , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <972994690710061253q483e26ber68f4716d3202d1fa@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="XOIedfhf+7KOe/yw" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <972994690710061253q483e26ber68f4716d3202d1fa@mail.gmail.com> X-GPG-Fingerprint: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 X-GPG-Key: http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/pubkey.txt X-GPG-Notice: If this message is not signed, don't assume I sent it! User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: C++ Compiler On FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2007 20:13:58 -0000 --XOIedfhf+7KOe/yw Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Oct 06, 2007 at 08:53:00PM +0100, James Jeffery wrote: > Evening to you all (or morning in some parts of the world). >=20 > Im learning C++ from Sams Teach Yourself C++, now many will call this > a dumb method, and the books pointless and stupid, but i have no knowledge > of any lower level languages, so i do need to be spoon fed the basics. I'd say that C++ isn't the easiest way to learn programming. I'd suggest starting with Perl, Ruby or Python. > Im using Borland C++ compiler on XP and was wondering what compilers > there are for FreeBSD that would allow me to compile and execute some > of the examples i will practise from the book. FreeBSD comes with the GNU C++ and C compilers installed. There are others available (Intel) or in progress (OpenWatcom). Roland --=20 R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) --XOIedfhf+7KOe/yw Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFHB+yEEnfvsMMhpyURAnJrAJ9jutF3k0Myo7XHhACrGDizsAootQCghEDa p2XWXQVPljH11XWVYAxIvFw= =BAt1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --XOIedfhf+7KOe/yw--