Re: [Dev-C++] Dev-C++ Users Beware!

[Jason H. <jas...@bt...>]

Something people using Dev-C++ may not realise is that the supplied =
compiler is MinGW and that it is a port of the GCC compilers as used on =
linux and many other unix based OS's. The version of GCC that MinGW =
supplies is 2.?? (I can't remember the exact number) which is fairly old =
now, as the current linux version of GCC is 3.??.

The current MinGW version is not 100% standards compliant because of =
this, and I believe also that the developers of GCC made several =
additions to it for use within Linux (or Unix?). I don't know all the =
details, so maybe someone with a bit more knowledge can fill in the =
gaps, but it is well worth considering if you are on the hunt for =
perfect ANSI compliant C++.

Another point is that the developers of Dev-C++ and the developers MinGW =
cannot be responsible when the compiler doesn't work in exactly the way =
you expect. On the brightside, you are getting a free, open-source, =
cross-platform and non-proprietory compiler.

The source for the latest GCC versions is freely available, but AFAIK no =
one has yet managed to produce a successful port of it to the windows =
environment. You are welcome to try.

Jason.