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Subject: Re: Printing statements from compiler
From: Xi Ruoyao <xry111@mengyan1223.wang>
To: RICHU NORMAN <richunorman@cusat.ac.in>, gcc-help <gcc-help@gcc.gnu.org>
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On Mon, 2022-04-04 at 23:39 +0530, RICHU NORMAN wrote:
> Hi,
> I am a beginner in gcc development
> 1. Is there a way to use print statements in gcc to track the flow or deb=
ug
> the code?

AFAIK you can call fprintf to print to stderr.  But it's not a "print
statement": there is no such concept in C++.

> 2. After each edit do we use 'make' to build the gcc?

Yes.

> 3. Is there a way to individually compile the edited files, as using 'mak=
e'
> takes more time?

Why would it take more time?  make tracks the timestamps of files and
only recompile a file when it's necessary.
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Xi Ruoyao <xry111@mengyan1223.wang>
School of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University