A simple C compiler

ns

I am writing a C Dll which the user wants to be able to modify the source of and recompile himself. However they dont want to install VC, which is what I am using to create the dll. I looked into the GCCC compiler but got lost because it seems you have to build the source etc and configure it. Does anyone know of a simple free compiler that I can download, which just compiles the dll? The dll has a .c file and a .def file. If the gccc compiler is really not that complicated, perhaps you can simplify the concept and give me a quick outline about it? Appreciate your help, ns

Taka Muraoka

Cygwin is a UNIX environment for Windows and comes with gcc pre-built. There's also a compiler called DJGPP although I've never used it.

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benjymous

though there are bound to be lots of difficulties trying to get code written for VC to compile with gcc -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

ns

OOps! I should've said I'm on Windows. I did find an gcc executable but now have to figure out how to compile a dll from a .c and a .def file..... Thanks though. Appreciate your help, ns

ns

I did find a built .exe for windows for the gcc compiler, but now need to find out how to build a dll with a .c and a .def file......any one have any info on this? Dont see it in the docs.... Appreciate your help, ns

ns

Its a very straightforward C dll which does averaging and similiar number crunching with a signature of MyDll(int* a, int*b)..... Hopefully gcc can handle that...? Anyways I still need to find out how to get a dll out of my .def file and my .c file..... Thanks! Appreciate your help, ns

electronicman_x

There used to be a compiler called DJGPP that was good for C stuffs. It might be free or shareware too. Jeff Rothenberg Project Engineer Vector CANtech, Inc.

benjymous

I have a feeling the way dlls are defined in VC and GCC are different (since this isn't a standardised language issue) - the .def file is a VC thing Don't quote me on that though -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

Alvaro Mendez

You may consider taking another route: scripting! If you write your source code in VBScript (or JavaScript), you can then use Microsoft's scripting engine to run the code from your main program. Since it's in VBScript, the user will probably be able to modify the code more easily and they won't have to worry about recompiling it, since your main program will interpret it a run-time. Regards, Alvaro

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ns

Hmmm...have to look into this. Sounds promising...I have to get the background on this. Thanks for the pointer... Appreciate your help, ns

Alvaro Mendez

Here's Microsoft's link to get you started: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/nhp/Default.asp?contentid=28001169[^] I also found a some good articles in CodeGuru (none in CP): http://www.codeguru.com/activex/index.shtml.[^] Look in the Active Scripting section. And here are even more links, courtesy of Google: http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=Windows+Script+Host[^] Regards, Alvaro

Well done is better than well said. -- Benjamin Franklin (I actually prefer medium-well.)

RaviBee

NS is back! You can also use Tcl to do scripting. Tcl is opensource. See http://www.tcl.tk/software/tcltk/8.4.html[^]. But you will need a book to figure out how to use it. It's not hard, but a proper tutorial/reference is necessary. The Welch book[^] is pretty good. /ravi Let's put "civil" back in "civilization" http://www.ravib.com ravib@ravib.com

Taka Muraoka

I've never done it but there are a lot of people doing Windows development using Cygwin. You need a module called mingw32.

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Joel Lucsy

Here are a couple of C scripting things you could embed: ICI[^] TCC[^] CINT[^] CSL[^] Joel Lucsy (jjlucsy@concentric.net)

ns

Terrific. I've been checking out the scripting idea....hopefully the guy who wants this done will be agreeable to the notion. MAny thanks for all the leads. Appreciate your help, ns