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I recently downloaded MinGW but i cant get it to open up to work on C wich folder do i use? need help please.

Thanks so much!!!

trey_monty wrote:I recently downloaded MinGW but i cant get it to open up to work on C wich folder do i use? need help please.

Thanks so much!!!

I think there is a fundamental misunderstanding here. MinGW is a command-line tool, a compiler which you call from a dos shell or cmd window. There is nothing to "open" per se, and it does not come with an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) ala Visual Studio. You write your code in any old text editor, and when you are done writting it, you enter a command, and it generates your program for you. I suggest you read the documentation <a href="http://mingw.sourceforge.net/docs.shtml">on MinGW's web site</a> which will tell you the commands you need. I'm not sure this forum is the right place to get help with the sort of problems you seems to be having. What is it that you want to do with MinGW?

well i want to write an OS, but im just starting programming and that is what i downloaded.

Thanks

P.S. I asked somewhere else about what compiler to use and the person told me MinGW.

You just started programming and you want to write an OS? I'm hope you realize that's an incredibly huge undertaking. And OS is one of -- if not the -- hardest, largest, and most demanding projects to write.

I would strongly suggest attempting several smaller tasks before attempting an OS...

--Jeff

Okay. ill do just that.thanks.

There is an IDE for MinGW called Dev C++ this isn't the same as Visual C/Basic or Delphi as you can't make fancy graphical interfaces just by drawing them and then adding a little bit of code for each button. But it allows you to use projects and a nicer interface than a normal text editor.
The url for this is:
http://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.html

Daniel

Im quiting using this compiler it is a pain.

Yes, the MinGW port of gcc is a bit tricky sometimes ...

I noticed

There are however two different ports - cygwin and djgpp of that compiler, however, I think for os development, djgpp can be even more trickier ...

OK thanks