Borland C++ v5.5 installation procedure

Question

I have downloaded the latest version available of Borland C++ 5.5 compiler. I have installed the exe file but the program doesn't run.

I have got this in READ ME file of the installation package but I cant make out anything..

Installing and running the Command Line Tools

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1. Run freecommandlinetools.exe; choose the drive and folder into which you want to install the free C++Builder 5 command line tool development system.

2. From the bin directory of your installation: a. Add "c:\Borland\Bcc55" to the existing path b. Create a bcc32.cfg file which will set

   the compiler options for the Include and Lib paths (-I and -L switches to compiler) by adding these lines: -I"c:\Borland\Bcc55\include" -L"c:\Borland\Bcc55\lib" c. Create an ilink32.cfg file which will set the linker option for the Lib path by adding this line: -L"c:\Borland\Bcc55\lib"

Please help me to understand this.

Answer 1

Borland 5.5 is an extremely old compiler.

It doesn't even implement std::string properly.

Use a more modern compiler, like g++ or Visual C++ (they're both free).

Cheers & hth.,

Answer 2

I suggest to use Borland C++ XE3, XE2, or 6.0 at least. There were so many bugs in Borland 5.5 which will confuse you, or make trouble to your project.