How to Install C Compiler?

Installing C Compiler in Windows

Let us install IDE in your windows machine in a single click.

IDE

IDE refers to Integrated Development Environment is a software that act as a programmers simulator. Installing IDE to run your C program is the most easiest way.

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Installing C Compiler in Mac OS X

Let us install Xcode in your Macintosh in a single click.

IDE

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• After installing Xcode setup, you will be able to use GNU Compiler for C/C++.
• Now verification. Type the following commands in your terminal.

$ gcc --version
gcc (GCC) 4.4.0
Copyright (C) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

$ whereis gcc
/usr/bin/gcc

$ whereis make
/usr/bin/make

Installing C Compiler in Linux/Ubuntu

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Terminal

Step 1: Open Terminal or press CTRL + ALT + T.

Step 2: Type the following commands

sudo apt-get install build-essential

Step 3: After entering the above command, your terminal looks alike the following image.

Step 4: Now, C compiler is installed in your linux system. Open your text editor(gedit)

Step 5: Type any of your favourite C program and create a new folder (name : files) in your desktop and save it there for convenience

Step 6: Open the terminal and set a path to your c programing file

Step 7: Now, type gcc -o hello_output_file file_name.c

Step 8: Now your .exe file for your c program is generated in the name hello_output_file

Step 9: Type ./hello_output_file to see your output.