On Friday 12 September 2008, ivan k wrote: > Ok i am really hoping this is the right email for thr > question i have. I am a new programmer and am learning > C++ right now. im still in high school and hoping to > be a software engineer. So i downloaded what i think > is you GCC 4.2.4 compiler. now i extracted the whole > thing but i have know idea what do to next. I have > written some code but have no idea how to use to > compiler to test it out. there no exe file or nothing > to run. I have looked over the website but i cant seem > to find anything. might just be that im looking in the > wrong places. A bit of help would be nice. if this is > the wrong email to email to please lemme know which > one i need to email. You have, most likely, downloaded the *nix-targetted version[1]. Given the fact that you are looking for an *.exe, I think what you need is this[2]. Also, read this[3] too. :) Enjoy! [1] http://gcc.gnu.org [2] http://www.mingw.org/ [3] http://www.mingw.org/node/24 -- Mihai Donțu