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C/C++ Compilers

Several different C/C++ compilers are available at CTC.

  • Microsoft Visual C/C++ 
         Windows only
  • Intel C/C++ 
         Windows and Linux
  • GNU gcc/g++ 
         Windows (via Cygwin) and Linux

No single compiler is best for all applications. 

More details on all compilers can be found in the workshop modules Compiling and Porting Serial Application for Windows and Compiling and Porting Serial Application for Linux.

Several different C/C++ compilers are available at CTC.

  • The Microsoft Visual C/C++ compiler is available only on Windows.
  • The Intel C/C++ compiler is available on both Windows and on Linux.
  • The public domain GNU gcc/g++ compiler is available on both Windows (via Cygwin) and on Linux. 

The choice of which compiler to use may depend on the developers's familiarity with a specific compiler, performance issues, and/or portability issues. No one compiler is best for all applications.  More details on all compilers can be found in the workshop modules Compiling and Porting Serial Application for Windows and Compiling and Porting Serial Application for Linux.