Helping a windows7 user

[liquidfuzz]

I'm writing a program in c++ to be used by a Windows user. Are there any way of writing the make file so that a Windoze computer can compile it? If not, anyone that could post some good links with tutorials on how to compile and run c++ in Windows?

(I know you people will say, persuade her to install Linux, but keep in mind, it's my girlfriend, she's always right. And apparently there's no way she'll ever 'learn' Linux.)

[Albatross]

Hmm... I think Cygwin includes the make utility and g++. Maybe you should try installing it?

However, if your goal is just to be able to compile C++ programs on Windows, then maybe Microsoft's free compiler/IDE bundle will be of some interest to you... http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/visual-cpp-express

-Albatross

[liquidfuzz]

Thanks!

I'll e-mail her the link, with the appropriate 'linux does this better' note. ;-)