Newbie can't find how to start.

I downloaded a free version of DM C++.

I have a group of *.h and *.cpp files.
Together they make a chess playing program.
They have pre-processor directives desgned in
for portability.

This portability and compiler efficiency need to be tested.


What do i do with my *.h & *.cpp files,
ie how do i make the object files
and then how do i link them
with the free digital mars compiler/linker?


I can't find the start button anywhere.



Bill  MSEE

WHMoweryJr wrote:
> Newbie can't find how to start.
> 
> I downloaded a free version of DM C++.
> 
> I have a group of *.h and *.cpp files.
> Together they make a chess playing program.
> They have pre-processor directives desgned in
> for portability.
> 
> This portability and compiler efficiency need to be tested.
> 
> 
> What do i do with my *.h & *.cpp files,
> ie how do i make the object files
> and then how do i link them
> with the free digital mars compiler/linker?
> 
> 
> I can't find the start button anywhere.

The free DMC++ compiler is a command line compiler and
nothing else, so there is no GUI and no start button.

One way to compile the cpp file is to run the command:
dmc file_one.cpp file_two.cpp

If everything succeeds you end op with file_one.exe

You might have to tell dmc where to find the .h files,
for this you use the -I switch, e.g:
dmc -Iinclude file_one.cpp file_two.cpp

You mention preprocessor directives, you specify these with
the -D switch, e.g:

dmc -DWHATEVER file_one.cpp file_two.cpp

Run DMC without arguments to see a list of options.


I have a brief note on makefiles here:
http://home20.inet.tele.dk/midgaard/tipc20050403.html

They might be handy for large projects.


/b