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Dev-C++ is an ancient text editor bundled with and even ancienter version of GCC. A lot of people's problems on this forum, such as "Dev Packs" and problems with an outdated stdlib, would be solved by using a recent compiler. Maybe there should be a note in the tutorial saying that the information is outdated and recommending GCC 4.6, to save forumgoers the trouble of working around Dev-C++'s downfalls.

Also, unrelated, they have a lot of platform-specific functions and even things like system("pause"), which is not only non-portable but much slower and memory consuming than the much more sane cin.getline().

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What compiler do you suggest then (because, at the moment, I'm using Dev-C++)? Thanks

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I haven't seen cheesypoofs for a while, but I think he recommended Dev-C++ because it's easier to install allegro on it with the devpacks

Dev C++ isn't a compiler, it's an abandoned text editor that is usually distributed with an old out of date version of GCC. I suggest a more recent version of GCC.

Also, judging by all the posts about installing Allegro with Dev-C++ (there's even a sticky...), it doesn't seem to work well. But I don't even use an IDE and I have no problem installing things with apt. I just think people would have less issues in these areas without Dev-C++.

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