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You should note that the Dev-C++ compiler supports the ANSI standards prior to ANSI

C-99 (ISO/IEC 9899:1999). This means that the most recent ANSI standard is not recog-

nized by this version of Dev-C++. This includes the support of single line comments.

Single line comments will give you an error if the “Support all ANSI C programs” option

is selected. If you want to support single line comments, you should not select this

option. Consult the help files in Dev-C++ to see what other features are not supported.

Entering and Compiling with Dev-C++

You do not need to use projects in Dev-C++ with the listings presented in this book.

Rather, you can enter and compile each listing individually. Listing G.1 presents a small

program that can be entered and compiled as an example.

LISTINGG.1 Sample.c – Sample program

1: // Sample.c

2: #include <stdlib.h>

3:

4: int main( void )

5: {

6: printf(“Dev-C++ Sample Program at work!”);

7:

8: system(“PAUSE”);

9: return 0;

10: }

FIGUREG.6

The C/C++ options

dialog.

Note Don’t enter the line numbers or colons. These are for reference only.

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