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[skypower]

Hi there, I am about to start C and I couldn't manage to find an editor, not even one. I want the editor to be compatible with Linux but I would like to write in Windows environment. Maybe there is a simulator or something? Thanks in advance :bad:

[alienkinetics]

Try Open Watcom.

Main Page - Open Watcom

It was once a commercial C/C++ product. Now avaliable free. Comes with a decent IDE. Nothing amazing, but it works nicely.

[skypower]

I will try that, thanks. Does it work for both Linux/WIndows?

[Sysop_fb]

There's ports for open watcom on most O/Ss, I used to use it on QNX
I use vim in linux and Crimson Editor in windows.
There's also Codeblocks which is pretty popular

[alienkinetics]

Compatible?

Depends what you mean by compatible. Watcom doesnt run under Linux. but, its a ANSI C/C++ compilier so you can write portable code.

With C/C++ development, you will have to re-compile under Linux anyway.

If you are concerned about your assignments running under Linux, then Watcom is the way to go.

There are a number of ports of GCC for Windows. This is one, but IDE's are seperate:

MinGW | Minimalist GNU for Windows

IDE | MinGW

Borland did make a product that was dumped which was a portable IDE written in Java that use MinGW for its compilier. I have a copy and its a great IDE, but its no longer avaliable.

There are more here:

Cprogramming.com FAQ > Compilers/IDE's

I would just use Watcom.

[dcs]

Comparison of text editors - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[skypower]

You made it clear guys, thanks :)