Wow. Not a fan of Unix, eh?
Linux: Buy computer. Download Bob’s compiler, Mary’s linker, wait...John update to Bob’s compiler but only if using Mary’s latest version that has Eric’s patch to...no, wait...Forget Bob’s compiler, there’s a new one now....so, download jerry’s compiler, uninstall Mary’s linker that isn’t compatible, then find the right linker version from John that has George’s macros but with...3 weeks later, actually compile a file.