Possible to set up, without a $100+ compiler?

[zigmoon]

Sorry, I can't find anything on if there's a compiler I can use that isn't $100+.

I did a few searches, but there have been no posts about other compilers that work. Now, I found a few threads talking about it, but they only really talked about the expensive ones. Are there any alternitives that I can use? I've been dying to set up a server, but only recently got a secondary computer that can run it.

Also, I'm really sorry if there have been posts about it, but I just needed to know if there were any free ones, or 'trial' ones that work well enough.

[Trumpcard]

linux and gcc are free...

[zigmoon]

Thanks, I'll try GCC... just need to figure out how, exactly :P

[zigmoon]

Well, I finally got GCC downloaded...

*Note, I have NO experience with compilers, it's basically just something I've never come across needing to use. I've been using computers since I was 3, and I'm definately not a newbie around most things*

Is there some kind of simplified guide to using GCC to do what's needed for EQEmu? I tried their guides and readmes, but I haven't found anything that might be helpful in my case.

[a_Guest03]

I haven't used gcc for the Windows compiles. I use it mostly in Linux. Linux is a free replacement for Windows. While that tends not to matter for most people, because they either stole it, or it came with the PC, Linux is available.

With linux, there is gcc, the compiler. It runs in Windows, or so my brother tells me. He said it was a strange adventure, using it in Windows. I hope you're good with computers if you intend to make it work. In linux, it's:

./configure
make
su -c "make install"

to install most things using gcc...

Windows doesn't have it so easy. My brother told me of logging into a linux terminal emulator, and running the linux version of gcc for Windows compatibility. I'm not sure why he made it so difficult, but that's my brother for you :P.