installation

["Jade" <jade6 at kolumbus dot fi>]

Hi,

I would like to use GCC for compiling my C++ programs, but basically, you
guys really aren't making it easy to install the thing. I've come to the
conclusion that there are only 2 difficult things in C++ (which I already
know, after using it at school for a year); these things are:

1.) installing the compiler and figuring out how it works
2.) finding documentation that a human being can read

Why couldn't people simply do what Sun has done with Java: just a single,
no-extra-crap-distribution and simple instructions on how to get started,
plus easy-to-read API documentation on the most important classes. Java
would never have gained as much popularity as it has if only somebody had
figured this out, and done something about it. It's by far the most vital
problem to solve for the C++ community. New users turn to Java simply
because it doesn't take a year to figure out how to get started with it.

So, please answer just one question:

"Where can I find a normal command-line version of GCC which can be hooked
up with the Win API / MFC easily?"

That is, no UNIX emulator crap, just standard MS-DOS. As far as I know,
DJGPP can't be used with the Win API very easily, and its documentation
sucks bad, not to mention that the error messages are mostly useless and it
seems kinda unstable anyway. Sorry about the tone, but this thing has been
bothering me for a long time. Why isn't something being done? It's been 3
decades.

- Janne Kuusela