Brett McCoy wrote: > > On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 9:27 AM, Brett McCoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:idragosani%40gmail.com>> wrote: > > On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 9:17 AM, Tim <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:kingtutley%40yahoo.com>> wrote: > > > > > an you, or anyone else recommend a more recent compiler that will > > > work as a stand-alone? That is, it needs to be able to work from my > > > thumb drive with no special dll's that would have to be installed on > > > the host computer. That is part of why I am using this version of > > > Borland. > > > > You can try Dev-C++ or wxDev-C++, a branch from the original Dev-C++ > > (you need to install Dev-C++ first, I think). The download package > > contains everything you need (compiler + IDE) and as far as I know > > everything gets installed under one directory so you should be able to > > run from a USB drive. I haven't tried it, though. > > Hey Tim, I think Dev-C++ can run standalone from a thumb drive. I just > did an installation on my Linux laptop via Wine (an open source > implementation of the Windows API) and it installs everything under > one directory (default to C:\dev-cpp, but you can change) and doesn't > appear to install stuff all over the system or require any special > libraries beyond the system libraries under Windows. > > And yes, to anyone who is interested, I could compile a Windows > application under Dev-C++ in Wine and run it. :-) > > -- Brett > ---------------------------------------------------------- > "In the rhythm of music a secret is hidden; > If I were to divulge it, it would overturn the world." > -- Jelaleddin Rumi > > Bret, I'm curious. Since I don't have a version of Linux installed at present, I can't answer this question. I have an older version of Dev-C (4.01) installed on Win XP Pro and it placed the working project directory in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Bloodshed Dev-C++. Where does it install it in Wine?
Thanks for messaging my curiosity. Joe: kocmotex at frys dot com
