Beginning C++ Compilers: An Introductory Guide to Microsoft C/C++ and MinGW Compilers

Contents....6 About the Authors....10 About the Technical Reviewer....11 Acknowledgments....12 Introduction....13 1 Files and Devices....16 1.1 File Types and Formats....16 1.2 Executable and Batch Files....17 1.3 System Commands....20 1.4 Mounting Devices....20 1.5 Virtual Devices....21 1.6 Conclusion....22 2 Software Installation....23 2.1 Overview of Installation Methods....23 2.2 Installation Packages (msi)....24 2.3 Installing with Archives....24 2.4 Installing from Sources....25 2.5 Portable Installation....25 2.6 Best Software Installation Practices for Windows Systems....25 2.7 Conclusion....28 3 Programming Languages and Software....31 3.1 Programming Languages....31 3.2 C/C++....31 3.3 Fortran....32 3.4 Assembly....33 3.5 C#....34 3.6 Conclusion....36 4 General Build Information....37 4.1 Unix Systems....37 4.1.1 GNU Autotools (GNU Build System)....38 4.2 Windows Systems....39 4.2.1 nmake Utility....39 4.2.2 Visual Studio .vcxproj and .sln Files....40 4.2.3 MSBuild Build System....41 4.3 Cygwin....46 4.4 Cross-Platform Topics....46 4.5 Conclusion....47 5 Some Useful Open Source Utilities....48 5.1 Far Manager....48 5.1.1 Default Installation....50 5.1.2 Easy Installation....50 5.1.3 Usage....51 5.2 7z....55 5.2.1 Default Installation....55 5.2.2 Easy Installation....56 5.2.3 Usage....56 5.3 Notepad++....57 5.3.1 Default Installation....59 5.3.2 Easy Installation....59 5.4 lessmsi....60 5.4.1 Easy Installation....60 5.4.2 Usage....60 5.5 WinCDEmu....62 5.5.1 Easy Installation....62 5.5.2 Usage....62 5.6 Conclusion....62 6 Command-Line Interface....63 6.1 Command Interpreter....63 6.1.1 Launching and Executing Commands in the Command Line (Terminal, Console)....65 6.1.2 Path Separator....67 6.1.3 Windows Standard Command Line....67 6.2 Environment Variables....69 6.2.1 Modification of the 1.10plus1.10minus1.10101.10!PATH! SystemEnvironment Variable....70 6.3 Access Management....72 6.4 ConEmu....73 6.5 Conclusion....74 7 Integrated Development Environments and Editors....75 7.1 Microsoft Visual Studio....75 7.2 Qt Creator....78 7.3 Code::Blocks....80 7.4 Geany....83 7.5 Kate....84 7.6 Conclusion....86 8 Minimal Systems....87 8.1 MSYS....87 8.2 Default Installation....88 8.3 Easy Installation....90 8.4 Some Tips....91 8.5 MSYS2....91 8.6 Default Installation....91 8.7 Easy Installation....92 8.8 CMake....93 8.9 Default Installation....93 8.10 Easy Installation....94 8.11 Conclusion....95 9 Compilers....96 9.1 GCC/MinGW....97 9.1.1 Default Installation....98 9.1.2 Building from the Sources....98 9.1.3 Easy Installation....98 9.2 Microsoft C/C++ Optimizing Compiler....103 9.2.1 Default Installation....104 9.2.2 Easy Installation (Without Visual Studio)with EWDK....106 9.2.3 Using Microsoft C/C++ Compiler with EWDK....112 9.2.4 Microsoft C/C++ Compiler Options....113 9.2.5 Using MSBuild with EWDK....115 9.3 Intel C/C++ Optimizing Compiler....117 9.4 Conclusion....119 10 Libraries....120 10.1 Dynamic and Static Libraries....120 10.2 Building Libraries....122 10.3 Creating User Libraries....123 10.4 Conclusion....129 11 Using Libraries....130 11.1 Linking with Static Libraries....130 11.2 Linking with Dynamic Libraries....131 11.3 Using Libraries from Source Code....133 11.4 Universal CRT Deployment....139 11.5 Conclusion....141 12 GMP (GNU Multiprecision Library)....142 12.1 Building....143 12.1.1 GNU MPFR Library....156 12.2 Example: Computation of 10 000 000!....157 12.3 Conclusion....159 13 Crypto++....160 13.1 Building with MinGW....162 13.2 Building with Microsoft C/C++ Compiler....163 13.3 Example: AES Implementation....164 13.4 Conclusion....167 14 OpenSSL....168 14.1 Building with MinGW....168 14.2 Building with Microsoft C/C++ Compiler....170 14.3 Conclusion....174 15 Process Hacker....175 15.1 Building with Microsoft C/C++ Compiler....177 15.1.1 Building Driver....177 15.1.2 Building Utility....177 15.2 Conclusion....179 A Appendix....180 Visual Studio Version and Discrimination Macros....180 CL Task....180 Parameters....180 Microsoft C/C++ Compiler Options Listed by Category....198 Optimization....198 Code Generation....198 Output Files....201 Preprocessor....202 Header Units/Modules....202 Language....203 Linking....205 Miscellaneous....206 Diagnostics....207 Experimental Options....207 Deprecated and Removed Compiler Options....208 Bibliography....209 Index....211