Re: GCC GUI???

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David Brown wrote:
> First, you have to understand what a compiler actually is.  It is a 
> program that takes C source code, and generates machine-executable 
> object code.  There is no such thing as a "gui" compiler, or 
> "windows-style" compiler - compilers are by their nature command-line 
> programs.  They are run with various options, read some files in, and 
> write files out.  There is no need nor use of a gui here, and no serious 
> compiler attempts to have such a windowed or graphics interface.

Please correct me if I'm wrong when I think that gcc's C compiler generates assembly language 
program that as, the assembler, translates in machine language.   Thanks.

Cheers,
Bill



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