waynew Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Hey, I've been wanting to get into C++ for a while now and lately I've searching for help on how to set up my Vista machine for C++ development. I downloaded Visual C++, but it seems like a bunch of horse manure. I used to use Bloodshed before, but unfortunately, it doesn't seem to "do Vista". Does anyone have any idea how I could set up a development environment for C++ on Vista? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerRobot Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Though i've not used it extensively, MinGW seemed to work ok with C and there's an option to install the C++ compiler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermillion Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Visual C++ Express is an awesome choice. It should work with Vista. Optionally, if you really can't get it, I recommend you to download NetBeans. It is free and you can install C++, Java, and probably other compilers to it. Personally I don't use it, but for what I have seen and been told, it seems like it is really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynew Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 I installed Visual but when I went to compile, I got a nasty little error telling me that the configuration file for the application was incorrect. A manifest problem, basically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynew Posted October 31, 2008 Author Share Posted October 31, 2008 I downloaded the Dev Bloodshed IDE. Works a charm. Does anyone know how to start on GUI in C++? In Java, it was just a case of using Swing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mchl Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 In C++ people usually use third party libraries. Google for 'C++ GUI library' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbin Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 I see you've had Visual Studio problems before, so this suggestion is probably pointless, but creating GUIs in Visual Studio is quite easy. Then again, some things about Visual Studio bug the hell out of me, so you're most likely better off with Mchl's solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynew Posted November 1, 2008 Author Share Posted November 1, 2008 I've got it working. The problem was that I didn't download the Dev Bloodshed version that included Mingw, i.e. I clicked the wrong link like a douche. When I downloaded version that included Mingw, Visual C++ started working too. So now I have two working IDEs. Also, had a look at how easy it is to create a GUI using Visual. Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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