NightStrike wrote:
On 11 Jun 2007 10:08:11 -0700, Ian Lance Taylor <iant@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
<Dhiraj.Nilange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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
