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On Windows, GCC is not a very viable option (yes, I'm aware of Cygwin, MinGW, etc) for production software right now. And you'll be hard pressed to find a solid
by hvs 16y ago
On Windows, GCC is not a very viable option (yes, I'm aware of Cygwin, MinGW, etc) for production software right now. And you'll be hard pressed to find a solid compiler that ISN'T proprietary.
- fragmede 16y agoOn Windows, perhaps due to competition from GCC, perhaps not, Microsoft offers various Visual Studio Express editions free of charge, and the license allows commercial use, so you can sell programs made with Express editions. You're right in that the compiler IS proprietary, but the question is not of license, but of wallet cost to user - $0.