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Topic: IDE C, looking for an IDE

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kipman725

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Posted: Sep. 03 2007,20:32

Hello I am learning c and would like to be able to complie aplications that I make and use some kind of editor that understands the language so can highlight apropriatly on my laptop that runs DSL. On windows I use Dev-c++ which apears to work fine so something like that would be best. My laptop isn't very fast (266mhz 196mb ram 4gb HD).

Also will I have to change my programs so they can run inside linux ? currently there very simple and are only use ansi complatible functions (is that the correct phrase??) anyway I will inculde an example of my source code to clarify:

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/* total cost calculator - calculates the price of items */
#include <stdio.h>
main()
{
float base, vat = 1.175, post, final;

printf("\nItem Calc - with beeps!");

printf("\a\nPlease input the the base price of the item: ");
scanf(" %f", &base);

printf("\a\nPlease input the postage+packing charge: ");
scanf(" %f", &post);

final = (base * vat) + post;

printf("\a\nThe total is: %.2f", final);
return 0;
}

/* don't forget the apersands! */

I started to learn c because it's what the linux kernel is wrote in and I rearly want to be able to help out one day

roberts

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Posted: Sep. 03 2007,20:58

Not an IDE but....

Use Beaver or Nano editor to change your
#include <stdio.h>

to

#include <tcclib.h>

Then compile with tcc

tcc -o totcost totcost.c

tcc is built into DSL and is OK for small programs like this.
Later you can use the extension that provides gcc
But with a slow computer you can have fun with tcc

There is a tcc tutorial in the download - current - documentation section.

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Posted: Sep. 04 2007,00:06

If you don't wish to use tcc, you could use a fully featured compiler... one of the gcc* extensions would be ideal.

If I remember, beaver has syntax highlighting (though not sure of the defaults in DSL), but it's just an editor. For an IDE I've used KDevelop, but it's rather heavy on resources. Personally, I prefer using vim with syntax highlighting, autotabbing, etc. Here's a list that could be handy: http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Devtools/ides.html

Some misc notes on your code (subject to opinion?):
- specify the return type i.e. int main
- no newline at the end of the last printf?
- it's ampersand ;p

kipman725

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Posted: Sep. 04 2007,10:19

I think I already have gcc installed so I mayaswell use that, with gcc can I use the <stdio.h> header file still or it there a different one to use?
I'm not sure what is ment by "specify the return type i.e. int main", could you give an example?

mikshaw

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Posted: Sep. 04 2007,12:49

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I'm not sure what is ment by "specify the return type i.e. int main"

Specify what type of data will be returned by a function. In the case of main, it is always (or nearly always?) going to be an integer. So instead of using "main()" you use "int main()"

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