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C Environment Setup requires two software tools on your computer, (a) text editor and (b) the C compiler. The compiler compiles the source code into machine language so that your CPU can actually execute the program as per the instructions given. Try the following example using our online compiler available at CodingGround.

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C Environment Setup PDF

C Environment Setup requires two software tools on your computer, (a) text editor and (b) the C compiler. The compiler compiles the source code into machine language so that your CPU can actually execute the program as per the instructions given. Try the following example using our online compiler available at CodingGround.

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TryitOptionOnline
WehavesetuptheCProgrammingenvironmentonline,sothatyou
can compile and execute all the available examples on line. It gives
youconfidenceinwhatyouarereadingandenablesyoutoverifythe
programswithdifferentoptions.Feelfreetomodifyanyexampleand
executeitonline.
Try the following example using our online compiler available at
CodingGround.
#include<stdio.h>
intmain(){
/*myfirstprograminC*/
printf("Hello,World!\n");

return0;
}

Formostoftheexamplesgiveninthistutorial,youwillfindaTry it
option in our website code sections at the top right corner that will
takeyoutotheonlinecompiler.Sojustmakeuseofitandenjoyyour
learning.

LocalEnvironmentSetup
IfyouwanttosetupyourenvironmentforCprogramminglanguage,youneedthe
http://www.tutorialspoint.com/cprogramming/c_environment_setup.htm

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following two software tools available on your computer, (a) Text Editor and (b)
TheCCompiler.

TextEditor
Thiswillbeusedtotypeyourprogram.ExamplesoffewaeditorsincludeWindows
Notepad,OSEditcommand,Brief,Epsilon,EMACS,andvimorvi.
Thenameandversionoftexteditorscanvaryondifferentoperatingsystems.For
example,NotepadwillbeusedonWindows,andvimorvicanbeusedonwindows
aswellasonLinuxorUNIX.
Thefilesyoucreatewithyoureditorarecalledthesourcefilesandtheycontainthe
programsourcecodes.ThesourcefilesforCprogramsaretypicallynamedwiththe
extension".c".
Beforestartingyourprogramming,makesureyouhaveonetexteditorinplaceand
youhaveenoughexperiencetowriteacomputerprogram,saveitinafile,compile
itandfinallyexecuteit.

TheCCompiler
The source code written in source file is the human readable source for your
program.Itneedstobe"compiled",intomachinelanguagesothatyourCPUcan
actuallyexecutetheprogramaspertheinstructionsgiven.
Thecompilercompilesthesourcecodesintofinalexecutableprograms.Themost
frequentlyusedandfreeavailablecompileristheGNUC/C++compiler,otherwise
you can have compilers either from HP or Solaris if you have the respective
operatingsystems.
The following section explains how to install GNU C/C++ compiler on various OS.
WekeepmentioningC/C++togetherbecauseGNUgcccompilerworksforbothC
andC++programminglanguages.

InstallationonUNIX/Linux
If you are using Linux or UNIX, then check whether GCC is installed on your
systembyenteringthefollowingcommandfromthecommandline
$gccv

IfyouhaveGNUcompilerinstalledonyourmachine,thenitshouldprintamessage
asfollows
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Usingbuiltinspecs.
Target:i386redhatlinux
Configuredwith:../configureprefix=/usr.......
Threadmodel:posix
gccversion4.1.220080704(RedHat4.1.246)

If GCC is not installed, then you will have to install it yourself using the detailed
instructionsavailableathttp://gcc.gnu.org/install/
ThistutorialhasbeenwrittenbasedonLinuxandallthegivenexampleshavebeen
compiledontheCentOSflavoroftheLinuxsystem.

InstallationonMacOS
If you use Mac OS X, the easiest way to obtain GCC is to download the Xcode
developmentenvironmentfromApple'swebsiteandfollowthesimpleinstallation
instructions.OnceyouhaveXcodesetup,youwillbeabletouseGNUcompilerfor
C/C++.
Xcodeiscurrentlyavailableatdeveloper.apple.com/technologies/tools/

InstallationonWindows
ToinstallGCConWindows,youneedtoinstallMinGW.ToinstallMinGW,gotothe
MinGWhomepage,www.mingw.org

,andfollowthelinktotheMinGWdownload

page.DownloadthelatestversionoftheMinGWinstallationprogram,whichshould
benamedMinGW<version>.exe.
While installing Min GW, at a minimum, you must install gcccore, gccg++,
binutils,andtheMinGWruntime,butyoumaywishtoinstallmore.
Add the bin subdirectory of your MinGW installation to your PATH environment
variable,sothatyoucanspecifythesetoolsonthecommandlinebytheirsimple
names.
Aftertheinstallationiscomplete,youwillbeabletorungcc,g++,ar,ranlib,dlltool,
andseveralotherGNUtoolsfromtheWindowscommandline.

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