C compilers for Windows-7 OS ============================ per MinGW compiler @ Win-CMD http://www.mingw.org/wiki/Getting_Started] Compile @ Win-CMD: gcc foo.c -o foo-MinGW Run @ Win-CMD: foo-MinGW per MinGW compiler @ Cygwin [x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc package] Compile @ Cygwin: x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc foo.c -o foo-MinGW Run @ Win-CMD: foo-MinGW per gcc package ... Compile @ Cygwin: gcc foo.c -o foo-Cygwin Run @ Cygwin: .\foo-Cygwin per x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc package Compile @ Cygwin: x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc foo.c -o foo-MinGW Run @ Cygwin: foo-MinGW C compilers in UNIX =================== cc -o foo foo.c C compilers in Linux/BSD ======================== /* "Compiler" does three steps - Preprocess/Link/Compile make.exe http://www.gnu.org/software/make - Compiler gcc.exe http://gcc.gnu.org - Linker ld.exe @ 'binutils pkg' http://www.gnu.org/software/binutils Installed Version Info ... gcc --version ld -v make --version */