Self contained comiler

[tomjkear]

Hi,

I am using a machine that I cannot really install anything on. Is there any development environment/compiler that I can use to create C++ programs and run them without needing to install it? Must be free :-P Would be ideal if I can run from a USB drive...

If anyone can help, thanks very much.

Cheers,
Tom

[Duthomhas]

The GCC can do that
http://www.mingw.org/

If space is really limited, you can also check out options like
Tiny C
http://bellard.org/tcc/
Small C
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small-C

Many IDEs will also do that
Dev-C++
http://codingforums.com/archive/index.php?t-93165.html
Code::Blocks
http://forums.codeblocks.org/index.php?topic=7100.0;wap2
Eclipse
http://www.jonlee.ca/how-to-run-eclipse-or-aptana-from-usb-drive/
Emacs
http://at-aka.blogspot.com/2006/06/portable-emacs-22050-on-usb.html
http://hubpages.com/hub/Emacs-on-a-Stick

I can't think of others ATM, but I'm sure there are plenty. You might want to look through this too (I found it with Google):
http://cheeaun.com/blog/2005/09/playing-with-portable-applications

Hope this helps.

[Cerburos]

DLS
http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/

I know what thats like. Check out DSL (Damn Small Linux). Back before I bought my own computer, DSL was a god sent. Being stuck at the ly everyday, DSL allowed my to run my own software,save, and keep my files. It was like having my own computer.

Its only 50Mb, and can be installed on a USB drive. You can run it embedded within a windows environment. It come loaded with tons of software and some games. Plus you can always install your own stuff.

If you dont like DSL, check out some of the other Linux distro. Many of them offer liveCD versions. Linux is like candy. There a flavor you will like, no matter what your tastes.