Hi Perry, > Can I call g++ with arguments so that it will generate the source file and then stop. Yes, there are two stopping places: g++ -E foo.cpp -o foo.ii Stops after the preprocessor. g++ -S foo.cpp -o foo.s Stops after the compilation to assembler. >I assume it is a .c file No, it is either a .ii (preprocessed) file or a .s (assembler) file. > I want to call the linker myself. I think that is going to be easier to do in my situation. Ummm... well, to invoke the linker you probably want yet another stopping place: g++ -c foo.cpp -o foo.o Stops after the creation of the .o (object) file. But that's not a "generate the source file and then stop" kind of stopping place. Anyway, remember to use g++ to invoke the linker. The g++ front end is a tool-chain driver, and will invoke the linker correctly. HTH, --Eljay
