Getting C++ Hello World working on Windows (a comedy & tragedy)

5 90s_dev 4 6/7/2025, 3:18:48 AM sdegutis.github.io ↗

Comments (4)

fithisux · 3m ago
I have 3 envs on my Windows work laptop

1. PellesC => small C+win32 hobby 2. Msys2+mingw64 => main env for rust too 3. Clang-LLVM + Windows SDK + Cmake + jom (and Windows CRT from C3 install) => Works fine https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/releases/download/llvmo...

(I use 3 for D too)

4. I would like to add to your guide compiling with OpenWatcom V2 (https://github.com/open-watcom/open-watcom-v2)

proc0 · 10h ago
This is so true. I have MinGW, WSL, MSYS, Clang, VSCode, and VS. I have to juggle between them. I also hate VS, it does way too much for you and you get a bunch of garbage IDE files. I imagine MS engineers in every meeting: "should we make this simple? Nah, let's just add several layers of unnecessary bullshit, yeah that sounds good."
90s_dev · 10h ago
In other words I'm very lost and in over my head.
fithisux · 1m ago
see above.

would you like a guide for windows with method 3?

methods 2/4 should work out of the box

still I recommend you to give a go to latest D with method 2