I installed MinGW to act as the compiler for Code::Blocks.

Whenever I try to compile something, I get:



Please help I really want to learn to program but I'm stuck here...

I don't use either of those programs, but the error message seems pretty straight forward. It cannot find the file called cc1plus. According to the information that I found on Google, there is no compiler installed.

I've installed MinGW and reinstalled with multiple builds when it didn't work, and I still get the same message...

Can anyone recommend an alternate compiler? (C/C++)

May I recommend some IDEs that have everything all in one?

Bloodshed

Visual Basic Express

The problem may occur if during installation CodeBlocks detects MingW is already installed in some other folder. For example, you downloade MingW compiler set and installed it in C:\mingw and then tried to install CodeBlocks.

An alternate compiler of good quality is Digital Mars C\C++ compiler. You can get it from http://www.digitalmars.com/. You can even use it from CodeBlocks. Other C\C++ compilers are :

1. Turbo C++ Explorer
2. MS VC++ 2008 Express Edition
3. OpenWatcom C\C++ Compiler
4. Bloodshed Dev-C++ (MingW)

A very good C only compiler is Pelles C compiler.

Hope it helps.