Use gcc with Microsoft VC++ 6.0?

My question is that is it possible to exchange the Microsoft compiler
in VC++ to gcc? I have tried Dev C++ with gcc. I'm impressed of the
compiler, it follows the C++ standard much better. But I'm more
comfortable with the GUI in MS VC++ 6.0. And no, I can't afford to buy
Visual Studio .NET...

/Roland

Bonj
Mon Oct 04 07:25:02 CDT 2004

Probably ....ermmm.... not.
At the end of the day, the expense of VS.NET is the IDE. If you don't want
the IDE, then you can get the latest optimizing VC++ compiler for free.
It's the IDE that you pay for.

"Roland Bengtsson" wrote:

> My question is that is it possible to exchange the Microsoft compiler
> in VC++ to gcc? I have tried Dev C++ with gcc. I'm impressed of the
> compiler, it follows the C++ standard much better. But I'm more
> comfortable with the GUI in MS VC++ 6.0. And no, I can't afford to buy
> Visual Studio .NET...
>
> /Roland
>

Drew
Mon Oct 04 13:05:59 CDT 2004

Haven't tried it but couldn't you just make the CPP=cl.exe line
in your .DSP file point to the gcc compiler?

Drew

"Roland Bengtsson" <roland.bengtssonsf@home.se> wrote in message
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> My question is that is it possible to exchange the Microsoft compiler
> in VC++ to gcc? I have tried Dev C++ with gcc. I'm impressed of the
> compiler, it follows the C++ standard much better. But I'm more
> comfortable with the GUI in MS VC++ 6.0. And no, I can't afford to buy
> Visual Studio .NET...
>
> /Roland

Norm
Mon Oct 04 14:16:38 CDT 2004

Unless
a) the compiler options were almost identical
b) the output format was the same
it's not going to work

Norm

"Drew Myers" <drew.nospam.myers@esrd.com> wrote in message
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> Haven't tried it but couldn't you just make the CPP=cl.exe line
> in your .DSP file point to the gcc compiler?
>
> Drew
>
> "Roland Bengtsson" <roland.bengtssonsf@home.se> wrote in message
> news:49ceb5c5.0410020758.3557fc97@posting.google.com...
> > My question is that is it possible to exchange the Microsoft compiler
> > in VC++ to gcc? I have tried Dev C++ with gcc. I'm impressed of the
> > compiler, it follows the C++ standard much better. But I'm more
> > comfortable with the GUI in MS VC++ 6.0. And no, I can't afford to buy
> > Visual Studio .NET...
> >
> > /Roland
>
>

GuitarBill
Mon Oct 04 21:17:32 CDT 2004

Where I used to work we ran Playstation2 compiles using gcc through
DevStudio (I believe VC6)... so I know its possible but I wasn't directly
involved with setting up so I don't know how, sorry...

"Roland Bengtsson" <roland.bengtssonsf@home.se> wrote in message
news:49ceb5c5.0410020758.3557fc97@posting.google.com...
> My question is that is it possible to exchange the Microsoft compiler
> in VC++ to gcc? I have tried Dev C++ with gcc. I'm impressed of the
> compiler, it follows the C++ standard much better. But I'm more
> comfortable with the GUI in MS VC++ 6.0. And no, I can't afford to buy
> Visual Studio .NET...
>
> /Roland

bonj
Sun Feb 13 05:21:39 CST 2005

On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 08:58:41 -0700, Roland Bengtsson wrote:

> My question is that is it possible to exchange the Microsoft compiler
> in VC++ to gcc?

No. If you repointed it, it just wouldn't work full stop.

>I have tried Dev C++ with gcc. I'm impressed of the
> compiler, it follows the C++ standard much better. But I'm more
> comfortable with the GUI in MS VC++ 6.0. And no, I can't afford to buy
> Visual Studio .NET...

Don't use the GUI but use the command line compilers available with the
free SDK.

>
> /Roland