The 5.5 version of the Borland C++ compiler was free for quite a while (after they went on to higher versions). Not sure of current status. A web search may fin

The 5.5 version of the Borland C++ compiler was free for quite a while (after they went on to higher versions). Not sure of current status. A web search may find it. I've built (as in compiled from source, I don't mean written, in this case) some products that had BCC as a compiler that could be used, instead of VC++. E.g. wxPython, IIRC. Edit: A google search for "free borland c++ compiler" shows some hits. Need to check them out.