Tutorials/Compiling
Ah, so you've downloaded a search software but don't know what to do with that jumble of code. For this example, we will use gfind
Getting Cygwin for Windows Users
Skip if you have a unix-ish command line Before you dive into compiling and you don't have a Unix-ish command line, you'll want to download Cygwin, the 64 bit one, click dat link and then open the installer. While in the setup for packages, make sure to select the gcc-g++ and make and include their dependencies when asked. Next you want to make a folder for your c stuff, preferably in your Cygwin folder, for this, make a folder in your C:\cygwin64\ folder, let's call it C, and make a folder for the program in the C folder called gfind. Now put your gfind.c file there. Now move on!
Compiling the Code
Now we can actually compile. In the terminal, type in the following:
cd /C/gfind
You should now see a yellow little thing that says "~/gfind", this means you are in the folder. Now, to compile, type:
gcc -o gfind gfind.c
It will pause for a while, there might be some errors, but don't worry. After the command line comes back... Done! You've compiled gfind. To use it, do
./gfind
You can do this for any other C program, just replace gfind with the program (e.g. zfind).