* Re: GCC vs G++
@ 2007-06-12 4:31 Timothy C Prince
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From: Timothy C Prince @ 2007-06-12 4:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Dhiraj.Nilange; +Cc: gcc-help
-----Original Message-----
From: <Dhiraj.Nilange@iflexsolutions.com>
To: <gcc-help@gcc.gnu.org>
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:43:16 +0530
Subject: GCC vs G++
Hi,
I am using Linux. I am not still sure about the difference between g++
and gcc. Is g++ just a wrapper for gcc? I am not sure which one I should
use
for compiling my C++ codes?
____________________________----
gcc is the C front end for GNU compiler.
g++ is the C++ front end. To a limited extent, each could invoke the other, according to source file suffix naming. You need both to compile C++, but you use g++ as the command.
Tim Prince
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* Re: GCC vs G++
2007-06-13 3:12 ` NightStrike
2007-06-13 3:37 ` David Daney
@ 2007-06-13 21:35 ` me22
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From: me22 @ 2007-06-13 21:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: NightStrike
Cc: Ian Lance Taylor, Dhiraj.Nilange, gcc-help, Gregg D. Gramatges
On 12/06/07, NightStrike <nightstrike@gmail.com> wrote:
> So the way I read this is that I *could* use gcc for compiling .cpp
> files that use c++ libraries, correct? It never seems to work, even
> for a simple "Hello, world."
>
On my platform,
gcc some_c++_file.cpp -lstdc++
seems to behave the same as
g++ some_c++_file.cpp
I don't know why one would want to use the prior, however.
~ Scott
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* Re: GCC vs G++
2007-06-13 3:12 ` NightStrike
@ 2007-06-13 3:37 ` David Daney
2007-06-13 21:35 ` me22
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From: David Daney @ 2007-06-13 3:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: NightStrike
Cc: Ian Lance Taylor, Dhiraj.Nilange, gcc-help, Gregg D. Gramatges
NightStrike wrote:
> On 11 Jun 2007 10:08:11 -0700, Ian Lance Taylor <iant@google.com> wrote:
>> <Dhiraj.Nilange@iflexsolutions.com> writes:
>>
>> > I am using Linux. I am not still sure about the difference between g++
>> > and gcc. Is g++ just a wrapper for gcc? I am not sure which one I
>> should
>> > use
>> > for compiling my C++ codes?
>>
>> g++ is very similar to gcc. The main difference is that g++ assumes
>> that it is compiling C++ (gcc will compile C++ for files ending in
>> ".cc", ".C", etc.), and g++ always links against the standard C++
>> library.
>>
>> When compiling C++ you should use g++ in all normal cases.
>
> So the way I read this is that I *could* use gcc for compiling .cpp
> files that use c++ libraries, correct?
Yes.
> It never seems to work, even
> for a simple "Hello, world."
It works for me everyday, but I know all the special things I have to do
on the platform I am using.
The reason to use g++ is that it works with no special non-portable magic.
David Daney
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* Re: GCC vs G++
2007-06-12 4:20 ` Ian Lance Taylor
@ 2007-06-13 3:12 ` NightStrike
2007-06-13 3:37 ` David Daney
2007-06-13 21:35 ` me22
0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: NightStrike @ 2007-06-13 3:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Ian Lance Taylor; +Cc: Dhiraj.Nilange, gcc-help, Gregg D. Gramatges
On 11 Jun 2007 10:08:11 -0700, Ian Lance Taylor <iant@google.com> wrote:
> <Dhiraj.Nilange@iflexsolutions.com> writes:
>
> > I am using Linux. I am not still sure about the difference between g++
> > and gcc. Is g++ just a wrapper for gcc? I am not sure which one I should
> > use
> > for compiling my C++ codes?
>
> g++ is very similar to gcc. The main difference is that g++ assumes
> that it is compiling C++ (gcc will compile C++ for files ending in
> ".cc", ".C", etc.), and g++ always links against the standard C++
> library.
>
> When compiling C++ you should use g++ in all normal cases.
So the way I read this is that I *could* use gcc for compiling .cpp
files that use c++ libraries, correct? It never seems to work, even
for a simple "Hello, world."
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* Re: GCC vs G++
2007-06-11 11:09 Dhiraj.Nilange
@ 2007-06-12 4:20 ` Ian Lance Taylor
2007-06-13 3:12 ` NightStrike
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Ian Lance Taylor @ 2007-06-12 4:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Dhiraj.Nilange; +Cc: gcc-help
<Dhiraj.Nilange@iflexsolutions.com> writes:
> I am using Linux. I am not still sure about the difference between g++
> and gcc. Is g++ just a wrapper for gcc? I am not sure which one I should
> use
> for compiling my C++ codes?
g++ is very similar to gcc. The main difference is that g++ assumes
that it is compiling C++ (gcc will compile C++ for files ending in
".cc", ".C", etc.), and g++ always links against the standard C++
library.
When compiling C++ you should use g++ in all normal cases.
Ian
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* GCC vs G++
@ 2007-06-11 11:09 Dhiraj.Nilange
2007-06-12 4:20 ` Ian Lance Taylor
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Dhiraj.Nilange @ 2007-06-11 11:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: gcc-help
Hi,
I am using Linux. I am not still sure about the difference between g++
and gcc. Is g++ just a wrapper for gcc? I am not sure which one I should
use
for compiling my C++ codes?
Thanks
-Dhiraj
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