Is there a good free C++ compiler?

I'm a college student and I need to write C++ programs. I downloaded Visual C++ 2005 express edition. It runs the code, but if there is an error it does not tell me at which line the error is or what kind of error it is. This makes it very difficult to debug my programs. Does anyone know of a better C++ compiler that is either free or inexpensive?

Is there a good free C++ compiler?
if you r using vc++.... then it will tell u the errors in the code.


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Reply:Try gcc ( GNU C Compiler) or g++ for C++, you can download Dev C++ IDE, it comes with C++ compiler. I've not used VS C++.Net yet, but my experience with C# is pretty good. If you have Visual Studio.NET 2005 (should be able to get it cheap if you are student), you should produce syntax-error-free codes, because the IDE will spot the error place for you before you compile
Reply:Try gcc ( GNU C Compiler) or g++ for C++, you can download Dev C++ IDE, it comes with C++ compiler. I've not used VS C++.Net yet, but my experience with C# is pretty good. If you have Visual Studio.NET 2005 (should be able to get it cheap if you are student), you should produce syntax-error-free codes, because the IDE will spot the error place for you before you compile

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