Relatively Easy-To-Use C-Compiler/GNU in WinXP?

Anyone know of a fairly easy-to-use C-Compiler that will work w/ WinXP? I've tried a bunch..but some are too picky/hard to turn off some settings and others I cannot even figure out the compiling instructions because of lack of clear/any instructions and what may you...any help here? here is a list of the ones i currently am trying to get to function...
Partially Functional:

LCCWin32 - Uh, if i can ever get it to compile the apps work fine (building win console app) but it is always too picky about ansi-c formatting and such, and it wont let me use an int() { BLAHBLAH } unless it linearly has already been defined in the above code...which is proving to be REALLY annoying as the compiler in the lab wasn't sooo picky

CygWin - *** Does this do? I can't get it to really "do" anything, the best i've gotten is a syntax error msg

GIMP - Is this even a compiler? LOL I can't seem to get this one do even start up despite the fact that it is installed...

Miracle C - Sounded too good to be true, and it was, it compiled without a hitch but the .exe that it created will only display the opening lines of text and then after you input your selection it just gives me the error that i am entering the wrong key..***? I don't think so...too good to be true...

Borland C++ - Uh, couldn't figure out how to make it compile anything...i built a project and then all of the sudden there were like 16 new files involved...no idea what's goin on there

Arachnophilia - Uh, this is a nice little Code editor...but it doesn't seem to compile anything...as in, it doesn't have the option...? Assuming this is NOT a compiler (i'm perceptive, i know ;-P)

ASH WARE Inc. Distribution of the
GNU 68K/Coldfire C/C++ Compiler Toolkit - This one looked like it might work..but I still can't figure out how to even make it run...

LOL So that's a pretty complete list of my experience with this effort so far...anyone got any suggestions? It's just a fairly basic console app...lol it is VERY basic, i just barely started programming in 'C', this is my 2nd or 3rd lab only...

Thanks a lot guys!
Later-
R. Tim



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How about ms visual c++? I never had much trouble compiling a console app with that.

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Wow, if you can't figure out Borland's C, you might start looking for a rewarding career in the Food Services Industry!

Anyway, take a look at http://www.mingw.org/



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Originally posted by RetardedTimmy:
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CygWin - *** Does this do? I can't get it to really "do" anything, the best i've gotten is a syntax error msg

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I used cygwin for a couple years. If you're not familiar with Unix, it'll be next to useless to you. If you know gcc than this is really the only choice for building console apps.

If it's still installed, put your .c file in your "home" directory in its tree and do a "gcc file.c -o file.exe" and see what happens.

You'll need to run the executable from that same prompt, though (no double-clicking from Explorer unless you go to lengths to get things in your path).


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Check out the free Borland C++ 5.5 compiler(different from FULL borland c++) from their site. You say you have trouble with Borland C++? Try to figure that out because that's about as simple as it gets. The free version is more difficult to use but doesn't have an IDE (an editor basically.)

and GIMP is not a compiler. It's a graphics manipulation program like photoshop.

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