you might want to get devcpp (google, first link) it contains mingw
(easy to install) and it provides IDE (with editor and so on)

2. in free time, why not get a real operating system that includes g++
compiler by default - go to https://shipit.ubuntu.com/ and you will
redive 100% free (even without costs of transport) a CD (or serveral of
them - give to friends) with linux (ubuntu distribution). It is quite
easy to use by newbies. Although this IS an operating system, so
installing it requires time and free hard disc partition or better yet a
separate hard disc.
and also Look at http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/ where you can download the STL library
and stdlib also (so, stdio.h). try the link : IOstreams
library(experimenta l). (why experimental, I don't know ...)

Don't forget when you compile to indicate g++ the paths of the include
directories (using -I"/include/directory") and the lib directory.

But it would be easier to use dev-cpp, or Visual C++ Express edition (which
is free, you just havec to register with an passport / hotmail e-mail
account) : http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstu dio/e xpress/visualc/
for more inf check source http://bytes.com/forum/thread4 48087 .html

Answered by Yash , an ibibo Master, at 11:44 PM on July 06, 2008

You should have to follow these steps given below :

1. Download the latest zlib 1.2.1 zip file and extract the files into the folder c:\zlib.


2. Download the libpng 1.2.5 zip file and extract the files into the folder C:\lpng125.


3. Download the freetype-2.1.8.exe file and install the file. The default folder for installation is “C:\freetype”. The exact folder you use for the installation is not important, but you need to remember where the files are installed.

4. Open Microsoft Visual C++ .NET



4. Select File ==> Open Project

5. Go to the directory “C:\libpng125\Projects\MSVC” and select the file “libpng.dsw” and click “Open”. A message box asking whether to convert and open the project will be displayed. Select “Yes to All”.


6. If the Solution Explorer is not visible, Select View==>Solution Explorer

7. In the Solution Explorer window, cascade “zlib”, then cascade “Source Files”. Delete “infblock.c”, “infcodes.c” and “infutil.c”. (These files are not provided with zlib ver 1.2.1).
8. From Build (in the menu bar) select “Configuration Manager...”

a. Change “Active Solution Configuration” to “LIB”

b. Make sure Platform is “WIN32”

c. Place ticks for both libpng and zlib projects in Build column.

d. Click close.

9. From Build (in the menu bar) select “Clean Solution”

10. From Build (in the menu bar again) select “Rebuild Solution”.

You may a few warnings messages, but as long as there is no error detected, it will be okay.

11. A number of files will then be created.

12. Go to the directory “C:\lpng125\projects\MSVC\Win3 2\libpng\lib” and copy the file “libpng.lib” to your Visual C++ “lib” directory. (if you used the normal installation for MSCV.NET, the lib directory will be at “C:\Program files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\VC7”

13. Go to the directory “C:\lpng125\projects\MSVC\Win3 2\zlib\lib” and copy the file “zlib.lib” to your Visual C++ “lib” directory.

14. Create a new directory and copy all the obj (*.obj) files from “C:\lpng125\projects\MSVC\Win3 2\libpng\lib” and “C:\lpng125\projects\MSVC\Win3 2\zlib\lib” into it. (This is just for convenience).
15. Go to the directory where you installed FREETYPE. If you used the default, it will be at “C:\freetype”.

(i) From the bin folder of freetype, copy the files freetype6.dll and zlib1.dll to the bin folder of MSVC7 (the default path is “C:\Program files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\VC7\BIN”)

(ii) From the lib folder of freetype, copy the files libfreetype.lib to the lib folder of MSVC7 (the default path is “C:\Program files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\VC7\LIB”)

(iii) From the include folder of freetype, copy the file ft2build.h to the include folder of MSVC7.

(iv) From the include\freetype2 folder of freetype, copy the entire folder freetype (including folder’s name) to the include folder of MSVC7. Retain the freetype folder’s name in MSVC7 (i.e. freetype becomes a sub-folder of MSVC7’s include folder.
(v) Check to see if the file unistd.h is included in the “include” folder of MSVC7. If it isn’t, you need to locate a copy and insert it into MSVC7’s include folder. This file can be found with any GCC compiler program and is readily available on the internet.

Answered by Raksha , an ibibo Master, at 9:53 AM on June 24, 2008

you might want to get devcpp (google, first link) it contains mingw
(easy to install) and it provides IDE (with editor and so on)

2. in free time, why not get a real operating system that includes g++
compiler by default - go to https://shipit.ubuntu.com/ and you will
redive 100% free (even without costs of transport) a CD (or serveral of
them - give to friends) with linux (ubuntu distribution). It is quite
easy to use by newbies. Although this IS an operating system, so
installing it requires time and free hard disc partition or better yet a
separate hard disc.
and also Look at http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/ where you can download the STL library
and stdlib also (so, stdio.h). try the link : IOstreams
library(experimenta l). (why experimental, I don't know ...)

Don't forget when you compile to indicate g++ the paths of the include
directories (using -I"/include/directory") and the lib directory.

But it would be easier to use dev-cpp, or Visual C++ Express edition (which
is free, you just havec to register with an passport / hotmail e-mail
account) : http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstu dio/e xpress/visualc/
for more inf check source http://bytes.com/forum/thread4 48087 .html

Answered by Madhurima , an ibibo Master, at 7:22 PM on June 11, 2008

hello vanu you might want to get devcpp (google, first link) it contains mingw
(easy to install) and it provides IDE (with editor and so on)

2. in free time, why not get a real operating system that includes g++
compiler by default - go to https://shipit.ubuntu.com/ and you will
redive 100% free (even without costs of transport) a CD (or serveral of
them - give to friends) with linux (ubuntu distribution). It is quite
easy to use by newbies. Although this IS an operating system, so
installing it requires time and free hard disc partition or better yet a
separate hard disc.
and also Look at http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/ where you can download the STL library
and stdlib also (so, stdio.h). try the link : IOstreams
library(experimental). (why experimental, I don't know ...)

Don't forget when you compile to indicate g++ the paths of the include
directories (using -I"/include/directory") and the lib directory.

But it would be easier to use dev-cpp, or Visual C++ Express edition (which
is free, you just havec to register with an passport / hotmail e-mail
account) : http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/e xpress/visualc/
for more inf check source http://bytes.com/forum/thread448087 .html

Answered by raj u , an ibibo Master, at 1:23 PM on June 11, 2008

You should have to follow these steps given below :

1. Download the latest zlib 1.2.1 zip file and extract the files into the folder c:\zlib.


2. Download the libpng 1.2.5 zip file and extract the files into the folder C:\lpng125.


3. Download the freetype-2.1.8.exe file and install the file. The default folder for installation is “C:\freetype”. The exact folder you use for the installation is not important, but you need to remember where the files are installed.

4. Open Microsoft Visual C++ .NET



4. Select File ==> Open Project

5. Go to the directory “C:\libpng125\Projects\MSVC” and select the file “libpng.dsw” and click “Open”. A message box asking whether to convert and open the project will be displayed. Select “Yes to All”.


6. If the Solution Explorer is not visible, Select View==>Solution Explorer

7. In the Solution Explorer window, cascade “zlib”, then cascade “Source Files”. Delete “infblock.c”, “infcodes.c” and “infutil.c”. (These files are not provided with zlib ver 1.2.1).
8. From Build (in the menu bar) select “Configuration Manager...”

a. Change “Active Solution Configuration” to “LIB”

b. Make sure Platform is “WIN32”

c. Place ticks for both libpng and zlib projects in Build column.

d. Click close.

9. From Build (in the menu bar) select “Clean Solution”

10. From Build (in the menu bar again) select “Rebuild Solution”.

You may a few warnings messages, but as long as there is no error detected, it will be okay.

11. A number of files will then be created.

12. Go to the directory “C:\lpng125\projects\MSVC\Win3 2\libpng\lib” and copy the file “libpng.lib” to your Visual C++ “lib” directory. (if you used the normal installation for MSCV.NET, the lib directory will be at “C:\Program files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\VC7”

13. Go to the directory “C:\lpng125\projects\MSVC\Win3 2\zlib\lib” and copy the file “zlib.lib” to your Visual C++ “lib” directory.

14. Create a new directory and copy all the obj (*.obj) files from “C:\lpng125\projects\MSVC\Win3 2\libpng\lib” and “C:\lpng125\projects\MSVC\Win3 2\zlib\lib” into it. (This is just for convenience).
15. Go to the directory where you installed FREETYPE. If you used the default, it will be at “C:\freetype”.

(i) From the bin folder of freetype, copy the files freetype6.dll and zlib1.dll to the bin folder of MSVC7 (the default path is “C:\Program files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\VC7\BIN”)

(ii) From the lib folder of freetype, copy the files libfreetype.lib to the lib folder of MSVC7 (the default path is “C:\Program files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\VC7\LIB”)

(iii) From the include folder of freetype, copy the file ft2build.h to the include folder of MSVC7.

(iv) From the include\freetype2 folder of freetype, copy the entire folder freetype (including folder’s name) to the include folder of MSVC7. Retain the freetype folder’s name in MSVC7 (i.e. freetype becomes a sub-folder of MSVC7’s include folder.
(v) Check to see if the file unistd.h is included in the “include” folder of MSVC7. If it isn’t, you need to locate a copy and insert it into MSVC7’s include folder. This file can be found with any GCC compiler program and is readily available on the internet.


Setting Up PNGWriter

1. Download and extract the PNGWriter-0.4.6 files to your C:\ drive. (Retain the directory structure of the zipped file).



2. From the “SRC” folder of where PNGWriter-0.4.6 was extracted, copy the files “pngwriter.cc” and “pngwriter.h” to the folder where you copied the zlib and libpng obj files. Rename the file pngwriter.cc to pngwriter.cpp. (This is in order to access the C\C++ folder in MSVC7’s project properties.

Answered by Ashish Yadav , an ibibo Wizard, at 7:01 PM on June 10, 2008

well
apply the following steps:
Setting Up ZLIB and LibPNG

1. Download the latest zlib 1.2.1 zip file and extract the files into the folder c:\zlib.


2. Download the libpng 1.2.5 zip file and extract the files into the folder C:\lpng125.


3. Download the freetype-2.1.8.exe file and install the file. The default folder for installation is “C:\freetype”. The exact folder you use for the installation is not important, but you need to remember where the files are installed.

4. Open Microsoft Visual C++ .NET



4. Select File ==> Open Project

5. Go to the directory “C:\libpng125\Projects\MSVC” and select the file “libpng.dsw” and click “Open”. A message box asking whether to convert and open the project will be displayed. Select “Yes to All”.


6. If the Solution Explorer is not visible, Select View==>Solution Explorer

7. In the Solution Explorer window, cascade “zlib”, then cascade “Source Files”. Delete “infblock.c”, “infcodes.c” and “infutil.c”. (These files are not provided with zlib ver 1.2.1).
8. From Build (in the menu bar) select “Configuration Manager...”

a. Change “Active Solution Configuration” to “LIB”

b. Make sure Platform is “WIN32”

c. Place ticks for both libpng and zlib projects in Build column.

d. Click close.

9. From Build (in the menu bar) select “Clean Solution”

10. From Build (in the menu bar again) select “Rebuild Solution”.

You may a few warnings messages, but as long as there is no error detected, it will be okay.

11. A number of files will then be created.

12. Go to the directory “C:\lpng125\projects\MSVC\Win3 2\libpng\lib” and copy the file “libpng.lib” to your Visual C++ “lib” directory. (if you used the normal installation for MSCV.NET, the lib directory will be at “C:\Program files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\VC7”

Answered by jaivir , an ibibo Master, at 5:46 PM on June 09, 2008

1. Download the latest zlib 1.2.1 zip file and extract the files into the folder c:\zlib.


2. Download the libpng 1.2.5 zip file and extract the files into the folder C:\lpng125.


3. Download the freetype-2.1.8.exe file and install the file. The default folder for installation is “C:\freetype”. The exact folder you use for the installation is not important, but you need to remember where the files are installed.

4. Open Microsoft Visual C++ .NET



4. Select File ==> Open Project

5. Go to the directory “C:\libpng125\Projects\MSVC” and select the file “libpng.dsw” and click “Open”. A message box asking whether to convert and open the project will be displayed. Select “Yes to All”.


6. If the Solution Explorer is not visible, Select View==>Solution Explorer

7. In the Solution Explorer window, cascade “zlib”, then cascade “Source Files”. Delete “infblock.c”, “infcodes.c” and “infutil.c”. (These files are not provided with zlib ver 1.2.1).
8. From Build (in the menu bar) select “Configuration Manager...”

a. Change “Active Solution Configuration” to “LIB”

b. Make sure Platform is “WIN32”

c. Place ticks for both libpng and zlib projects in Build column.

d. Click close.

9. From Build (in the menu bar) select “Clean Solution”

10. From Build (in the menu bar again) select “Rebuild Solution”.

You may a few warnings messages, but as long as there is no error detected, it will be okay.

11. A number of files will then be created.

12. Go to the directory “C:\lpng125\projects\MSVC\Win3 2\libpng\lib” and copy the file “libpng.lib” to your Visual C++ “lib” directory. (if you used the normal installation for MSCV.NET, the lib directory will be at “C:\Program files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\VC7”

13. Go to the directory “C:\lpng125\projects\MSVC\Win3 2\zlib\lib” and copy the file “zlib.lib” to your Visual C++ “lib” directory.

14. Create a new directory and copy all the obj (*.obj) files from “C:\lpng125\projects\MSVC\Win3 2\libpng\lib” and “C:\lpng125\projects\MSVC\Win3 2\zlib\lib” into it. (This is just for convenience).
15. Go to the directory where you installed FREETYPE. If you used the default, it will be at “C:\freetype”.

(i) From the bin folder of freetype, copy the files freetype6.dll and zlib1.dll to the bin folder of MSVC7 (the default path is “C:\Program files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\VC7\BIN”)

(ii) From the lib folder of freetype, copy the files libfreetype.lib to the lib folder of MSVC7 (the default path is “C:\Program files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\VC7\LIB”)

(iii) From the include folder of freetype, copy the file ft2build.h to the include folder of MSVC7.

(iv) From the include\freetype2 folder of freetype, copy the entire folder freetype (including folder’s name) to the include folder of MSVC7. Retain the freetype folder’s name in MSVC7 (i.e. freetype becomes a sub-folder of MSVC7’s include folder.
(v) Check to see if the file unistd.h is included in the “include” folder of MSVC7. If it isn’t, you need to locate a copy and insert it into MSVC7’s include folder. This file can be found with any GCC compiler program and is readily available on the internet.


Setting Up PNGWriter

1. Download and extract the PNGWriter-0.4.6 files to your C:\ drive. (Retain the directory structure of the zipped file).



2. From the “SRC” folder of where PNGWriter-0.4.6 was extracted, copy the files “pngwriter.cc” and “pngwriter.h” to the folder where you copied the zlib and libpng obj files. Rename the file pngwriter.cc to pngwriter.cpp. (This is in order to access the C\C++ folder in MSVC7’s project properties.

Answered by Shobhit , an ibibo Master, at 5:38 PM on June 09, 2008

Hi there

Setting Up ZLIB and LibPNG

1. Download the latest zlib 1.2.1 zip file and extract the files into the folder c:\zlib.


2. Download the libpng 1.2.5 zip file and extract the files into the folder C:\lpng125.


3. Download the freetype-2.1.8.exe file and install the file. The default folder for installation is “C:\freetype”. The exact folder you use for the installation is not important, but you need to remember where the files are installed.

4. Open Microsoft Visual C++ .NET



4. Select File ==> Open Project

5. Go to the directory “C:\libpng125\Projects\MSVC” and select the file “libpng.dsw” and click “Open”. A message box asking whether to convert and open the project will be displayed. Select “Yes to All”.


6. If the Solution Explorer is not visible, Select View==>Solution Explorer

7. In the Solution Explorer window, cascade “zlib”, then cascade “Source Files”. Delete “infblock.c”, “infcodes.c” and “infutil.c”. (These files are not provided with zlib ver 1.2.1).
8. From Build (in the menu bar) select “Configuration Manager...”

a. Change “Active Solution Configuration” to “LIB”

b. Make sure Platform is “WIN32”

c. Place ticks for both libpng and zlib projects in Build column.

d. Click close.

9. From Build (in the menu bar) select “Clean Solution”

10. From Build (in the menu bar again) select “Rebuild Solution”.

You may a few warnings messages, but as long as there is no error detected, it will be okay.

11. A number of files will then be created.

12. Go to the directory “C:\lpng125\projects\MSVC\Win3 2\libpng\lib” and copy the file “libpng.lib” to your Visual C++ “lib” directory. (if you used the normal installation for MSCV.NET, the lib directory will be at “C:\Program files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\VC7”

Answered by Reeta K , an ibibo Master, at 5:36 PM on June 09, 2008

1. Download the latest zlib 1.2.1 zip file and extract the files into the folder c:\zlib.


2. Download the libpng 1.2.5 zip file and extract the files into the folder C:\lpng125.


3. Download the freetype-2.1.8.exe file and install the file. The default folder for installation is “C:\freetype”. The exact folder you use for the installation is not important, but you need to remember where the files are installed.

4. Open Microsoft Visual C++ .NET



4. Select File ==> Open Project

5. Go to the directory “C:\libpng125\Projects\MSVC” and select the file “libpng.dsw” and click “Open”. A message box asking whether to convert and open the project will be displayed. Select “Yes to All”.


6. If the Solution Explorer is not visible, Select View==>Solution Explorer

7. In the Solution Explorer window, cascade “zlib”, then cascade “Source Files”. Delete “infblock.c”, “infcodes.c” and “infutil.c”. (These files are not provided with zlib ver 1.2.1).
8. From Build (in the menu bar) select “Configuration Manager...”

a. Change “Active Solution Configuration” to “LIB”

b. Make sure Platform is “WIN32”

c. Place ticks for both libpng and zlib projects in Build column.

d. Click close.

9. From Build (in the menu bar) select “Clean Solution”

10. From Build (in the menu bar again) select “Rebuild Solution”.

You may a few warnings messages, but as long as there is no error detected, it will be okay.

11. A number of files will then be created.

12. Go to the directory “C:\lpng125\projects\MSVC\Win3 2\libpng\lib” and copy the file “libpng.lib” to your Visual C++ “lib” directory. (if you used the normal installation for MSCV.NET, the lib directory will be at “C:\Program files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\VC7”

13. Go to the directory “C:\lpng125\projects\MSVC\Win3 2\zlib\lib” and copy the file “zlib.lib” to your Visual C++ “lib” directory.

14. Create a new directory and copy all the obj (*.obj) files from “C:\lpng125\projects\MSVC\Win3 2\libpng\lib” and “C:\lpng125\projects\MSVC\Win3 2\zlib\lib” into it. (This is just for convenience).
15. Go to the directory where you installed FREETYPE. If you used the default, it will be at “C:\freetype”.

(i) From the bin folder of freetype, copy the files freetype6.dll and zlib1.dll to the bin folder of MSVC7 (the default path is “C:\Program files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\VC7\BIN”)

(ii) From the lib folder of freetype, copy the files libfreetype.lib to the lib folder of MSVC7 (the default path is “C:\Program files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\VC7\LIB”)

(iii) From the include folder of freetype, copy the file ft2build.h to the include folder of MSVC7.

(iv) From the include\freetype2 folder of freetype, copy the entire folder freetype (including folder’s name) to the include folder of MSVC7. Retain the freetype folder’s name in MSVC7 (i.e. freetype becomes a sub-folder of MSVC7’s include folder.
(v) Check to see if the file unistd.h is included in the “include” folder of MSVC7. If it isn’t, you need to locate a copy and insert it into MSVC7’s include folder. This file can be found with any GCC compiler program and is readily available on the internet.


Setting Up PNGWriter

1. Download and extract the PNGWriter-0.4.6 files to your C:\ drive. (Retain the directory structure of the zipped file).



2. From the “SRC” folder of where PNGWriter-0.4.6 was extracted, copy the files “pngwriter.cc” and “pngwriter.h” to the folder where you copied the zlib and libpng obj files. Rename the file pngwriter.cc to pngwriter.cpp. (This is in order to access the C\C++ folder in MSVC7’s project properties.

Answered by Sharad Singh , an ibibo Master, at 5:17 PM on June 09, 2008

well vanu, 1. Download the latest zlib 1.2.1 zip file and extract the files into the folder c:\zlib.


2. Download the libpng 1.2.5 zip file and extract the files into the folder C:\lpng125.


3. Download the freetype-2.1.8.exe file and install the file. The default folder for installation is “C:\freetype”. The exact folder you use for the installation is not important, but you need to remember where the files are installed.

4. Open Microsoft Visual C++ .NET



4. Select File ==> Open Project

5. Go to the directory “C:\libpng125\Projects\MSVC” and select the file “libpng.dsw” and click “Open”. A message box asking whether to convert and open the project will be displayed. Select “Yes to All”.


6. If the Solution Explorer is not visible, Select View==>Solution Explorer

7. In the Solution Explorer window, cascade “zlib”, then cascade “Source Files”. Delete “infblock.c”, “infcodes.c” and “infutil.c”. (These files are not provided with zlib ver 1.2.1).
8. From Build (in the menu bar) select “Configuration Manager...”

a. Change “Active Solution Configuration” to “LIB”

b. Make sure Platform is “WIN32”

c. Place ticks for both libpng and zlib projects in Build column.

d. Click close.

9. From Build (in the menu bar) select “Clean Solution”

10. From Build (in the menu bar again) select “Rebuild Solution”.

You may a few warnings messages, but as long as there is no error detected, it will be okay.

11. A number of files will then be created.

12. Go to the directory “C:\lpng125\projects\MSVC\Win3 2\libpng\lib” and copy the file “libpng.lib” to your Visual C++ “lib” directory. (if you used the normal installation for MSCV.NET, the lib directory will be at “C:\Program files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\VC7”

13. Go to the directory “C:\lpng125\projects\MSVC\Win3 2\zlib\lib” and copy the file “zlib.lib” to your Visual C++ “lib” directory.

14. Create a new directory and copy all the obj (*.obj) files from “C:\lpng125\projects\MSVC\Win3 2\libpng\lib” and “C:\lpng125\projects\MSVC\Win3 2\zlib\lib” into it. (This is just for convenience).
15. Go to the directory where you installed FREETYPE. If you used the default, it will be at “C:\freetype”.

(i) From the bin folder of freetype, copy the files freetype6.dll and zlib1.dll to the bin folder of MSVC7 (the default path is “C:\Program files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\VC7\BIN”)

(ii) From the lib folder of freetype, copy the files libfreetype.lib to the lib folder of MSVC7 (the default path is “C:\Program files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\VC7\LIB”)

(iii) From the include folder of freetype, copy the file ft2build.h to the include folder of MSVC7.

(iv) From the include\freetype2 folder of freetype, copy the entire folder freetype (including folder’s name) to the include folder of MSVC7. Retain the freetype folder’s name in MSVC7 (i.e. freetype becomes a sub-folder of MSVC7’s include folder.
(v) Check to see if the file unistd.h is included in the “include” folder of MSVC7. If it isn’t, you need to locate a copy and insert it into MSVC7’s include folder. This file can be found with any GCC compiler program and is readily available on the internet.


Setting Up PNGWriter

1. Download and extract the PNGWriter-0.4.6 files to your C:\ drive. (Retain the directory structure of the zipped file).



2. From the “SRC” folder of where PNGWriter-0.4.6 was extracted, copy the files “pngwriter.cc” and “pngwriter.h” to the folder where you copied the zlib and libpng obj files. Rename the file pngwriter.cc to pngwriter.cpp. (This is in order to access the C\C++ folder in MSVC7’s project properties.

Answered by Romi , an ibibo Master, at 3:32 PM on June 09, 2008