Microsoft C++ compiler is too annoying! Is there an alternative for compiling for Windows 32/64bit?

I am so frustrated with the Microsoft C++ compiler (not Visual). I am really annoyed at how it uses

int _tmain(

and

_TCHAR* argv[]

as well as many other things. I just want to use straight C++ like you would in GCC. Is there an alternative?

Thanks to all the responses. I was really just looking for a way of not using Microsoft Style code. This is what helped me -

1. Remove #include "stdafx.h"
2. Rename main method to -

int main (int argc, ch开发者_如何学Car* argv[]) { return 0; }

And it works!

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You don't have to use _tmain() and TCHAR if you do not want to. Just create an empty project, add an empty source file to it and start writing

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
}

On VC++ 2010 Express you can just compile and execute it straight away. I don't remember if previous versions require that you set the project type.

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You can try MinGW-32/64 for windows.

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The _tmain/_TCHAR stuff is optional (you can read more about this on MSDN, Generic-Text Mappings in Tchar.h). You can delete the tchar.h file and #include from your project and directly use wmain/wchar_t (or main/char for ANSI) if you so choose.

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You can get gcc for Windows. Look at the cygwin site. I know MS lets you use _tmain, TCHAR etc, but its the first I've heard that it actually requires you do to so, are you sure you're not missing some option somehere?

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You can try gcw and MinGW but I have had varying results with both so YMMV...