On Oct 27, 2011, at 3:07 PM, Tim Prince wrote: > On 10/27/2011 2:58 PM, albert kasenter wrote: > >> If I was braver and could find all the software I need I would go to >> Linux, but for now I need the Windows 7 OS. >> So what would I need for my main system Windows 7 or should I download >> the Linux system to start there. > > For Windows 7, I would suggest installing cygwin. Among cygwin optional component packages are a "native cygwin" 32-bit gcc compiler suite with a high degree of linux-like posix capability, and the mingw gcc "cross compilers" to make "native Windows" applications, both 32- and 64-bit versions. > gcc on linux has much better OpenMP support for parallel applications than does gcc on Windows. > > -- > Tim Prince By the way, Albert, have you checked on your Linux machine to see whether you already have GCC installed there? If not, installation is usually very easy--for instance, with Ubuntu, you would use the apt-get package manager: sudo apt-get install gcc Also, as retired staff from Trinity College, do you still have access to Trinity machines? If so, you could just install a simple Telnet/SSH application on your Windows machine, connect by SSH to a remote machine on campus that runs Linux with GCC, and work that way. Best wishes, Amittai Amittai Aviram PhD Student in Computer Science Yale University 646 483 2639 amittai.aviram@xxxxxxxx http://www.amittai.com
