Amittai Aviram <amittai.aviram@xxxxxxxx> writes: > c++ > cpp > g++ > gcov > gfortran > x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-c++ > x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-g++ > x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc > x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc-4.6.2 > x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-gfortran > > None of these files is a symbolic link. No, but some of them are hard links. > 1. What is "c++"? How is it different from "g++"? It's not. They are the same. > 2. Also, how are the simply-named executables (c++, g++, gcc, gfortran) different from the ones whose names are prefixed with the system name "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"? They are the same also. > 3. Finally, how does "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc" differ from "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc-4.6.2"? Those too are the same. Ian
