How to use Quincy 2005 to write, compile and run C programs

Quincy is freeware open-source. It is a simple programming environment for C/C++ on Windows. It contains an editor, a compiler, a debugger, and graphics and GUI toolkits.

I found it appealing as it supports Windows 7 and Windows 8, which some of other C compilers (like old Turbo C) do not support.

Al Stevens originally produced Quincy to accompany a C++ tutorial book and as a project for the C Programming column of Dr. Dobb's Journal.

Quincy is named after Al Stevens' daughter's cat.

Downloading and installing Quincy 2005

Follow the steps below to download and install Quincy 2005.

Go to http://www.codecutter.net/tools/quincy
Click on Download Quincy 2005 link to download Quincy 2005. It downloads Q2005v1_setup.exe
Run (double click on) Q2005v1_setup.exe to install Quincy 2005.
In Welcome Screen, click on Next to install Quincy 2005 IDE.
Keep clicking on Next until you get to screen where you will be prompted to enter the directory where you want Quincy to be installed. In the following screen, we will install quincy into d:\quincy folder.
Keep clicking on Next button until you reach installation screen, where you need to click on Install button.
It will install Quincy 2005 and place a shortcut on the desktop (if you turned that options in the last screen).
Start Quincy 2005 by using the shortcut on the desktop

Writing, Compiling and Running first C Program

Follow the steps given below to create a new C program in Quincy, compile and run it.

In Quincy IDE, select File -> New. It displays a dialog box, which displays the kind of files you can create with Quincy. Select C Source File as shown below.
In the editor provided by Quincy, type the following C Program.
```
/* my first C program */
main() {
     printf("Hello World!");
}
 
```
Save the file with the name hello.c using File -> Save or use Ctrl + S.
Select Project -> Build to compile the program. You can also press F6 to build the program.
Once program is built successfully then run program using Debug -> Run or by pressing F9 from IDE.
When the program is run it shows the following screen with output. Press ENTER key to return to Quincy.
Once the program is done, close it and create new file using File -> New and apply the steps given to compile and run the program

Quincy 2005 is an IDE for C programming. It is one of the best IDEs for C language on Window. So get started with the above steps and enjoy C programming.

Srikanth Pragada