Author: Eugene Nalimov
Date: 15:42:07 08/10/04
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On August 10, 2004 at 18:21:17, Matthew Hull wrote: >On August 10, 2004 at 18:17:28, Eugene Nalimov wrote: > >>On August 10, 2004 at 18:16:14, Matthew Hull wrote: >> >>>On August 10, 2004 at 18:05:21, Eugene Nalimov wrote: >>> >>>>On August 10, 2004 at 17:38:31, Matthew Hull wrote: >>>> >>>>>... >>>>> >>>>>How much does a C compiler cost for Windows? Ouch! >>>>> >>>> >>>>Free tools available from Microsoft alone: >>>> >>>>Visual C++ Toolkit 2003 -- compiler, linker, etc.: >>>>http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/vctoolkit2003/ >>>> >>>>Beta of Visual Studio 2005 Express, including compiler, linker, GUI editor, >>>>debugger, project system, etc.: >>>>http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/express/visualc/default.aspx >>>> >>>>You may want express editions of other MS languages. See >>>>http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/ for Visual Basic, Visual C#, Visual J#, >>>>SQL, Visual Web Developer. >>>> >>>>If you want complete documentation for Visual Studio 2005, you have to download >>>>express edition of MSDN library from >>>>http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=30100&clcid=0x409 (additional 200 or >>>>300Mb), or you have to tell Visual Studio to use help from the Internet. >>>> >>>>You are getting highly standard-compiant compiler with either of those >>>>downloads. If you want to develop Windows programs you probably want to download >>>>Windows SDK that includes Windows headers and libraries, for details see >>>>http://weblogs.asp.net/brianjo/archive/2004/08/08/211085.aspx. >>> >>> >>> >>>Why does MS sell _expensive_ developement packages if they are in reality, free? >>> >>>Thanks, >>>Matt >> >>Because full package includes more, of course. > > >Are there not also distribution restrictions for things built with the free >tools? From "Visual C++ Toolkit 2003 Q&A" on the same page http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/vctoolkit2003/, question #4: ----------------- Are there any restrictions on how I use the Visual C++ Toolkit? In general, no. You may use the Toolkit to build C++ -based applications, and you may redistribute those applications. Please read the End User License Agreement (EULA), included with the Toolkit, for complete details. ----------------- The text actually contains link to EULA -- http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/vctoolkit2003/eula.aspx. I did not check other pages -- I left it as exercise to the reader :-). I suspect there are some limitation for beta tools, but not for SDK. >Thanks, >Matt > > >> >>Thanks, >>Eugene >> >>> >>>> >>>>Thanks, >>>>Eugene
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