From: Neil Hodgson <nhodgson@...>
Date: 2001-10-05T17:20:31+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:22124] Re: The Windows question still remains...

Martin Kahlert:

> On Windows, there are only 3 free C++ compilers at all (Borland, gcc and
VC++
> -- is Watcom C++?)
> None of them conforms completely to the standard IIRC.

   There is also Digital Mars C/C++ (Walter Bright - responsible for
Symantec C++):
http://www.digitalmars.com/

   A beta of the Microsoft VC++ compiler is currently freely available in
the .NET beta 2 SDK although this is the standard edition which does not
perform optimisation. Beta 1 of the .NET SDK had a beta of the full
compiler. The Visual Studio IDE is also available in a beta form on cover
CDs - I got my copy from MSDN magazine but it was also available on at least
one other magazine.

   Here is an URL for the 127 Meg .NET download - unwrap the URL before use:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/default.asp?url=/downloads/sample.asp?ur
l=/msdn-files/027/000/976/msdncompositedoc.xml

   Neil