David Brown wrote: > First, you have to understand what a compiler actually is. It is a > program that takes C source code, and generates machine-executable > object code. There is no such thing as a "gui" compiler, or > "windows-style" compiler - compilers are by their nature command-line > programs. They are run with various options, read some files in, and > write files out. There is no need nor use of a gui here, and no serious > compiler attempts to have such a windowed or graphics interface. Please correct me if I'm wrong when I think that gcc's C compiler generates assembly language program that as, the assembler, translates in machine language. Thanks. Cheers, Bill