I believe that "-x c++" will tell the compiler to interpret the source file as C++ source code. You can look up the option to see what else it supports. I believe that *.c files are interpreted as C source files while *.cpp, *.cc, *.C, *.cxx and maybe *.c++ are all assumed to be C++ source files. It is probably bad practice to put C++ code in *.c files. Also, when linking C++ programs and libraries, you really should use g++ instead of gcc, regardless of how you've named your files. Cheers, Lyle -----Original Message----- From: gcc-help-owner@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gcc-help-owner@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Boyan Biandov Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 10:30 PM To: 'llewelly@xxxxxxxxxxxx' Cc: 'gcc-help@xxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: RE: streambuf.h:403: parse error before `ios' Excellent, this will explain the behavior. What is the default assumption meaning what file extension would each compiler assume and also how would one force the compiler to ignore the extension as a language descriptor and interpret it as specified by the user (may be a command line parameter here) thanks
