Hi, Rob. Wel, c++ compilers can compile c code, but a c compiler can not compile c++ code. So in this context g++ can compile both c and c++ source, but gcc can only compile c code only. It is true that c++ is derived mostly from c, but there are several differences in programming methodology and design, different headers, etc... Some might argue that a class is nothing more than a glorified struct, but you can do much more with classes above and beyond a struct which gets in to the relm of oop design like encapsulation, pollimorphism, etc... In C++ everything is centered around objects and classes, which once you adopt the oop design moddle it is hard to go back to plane old C. Especially, since languages such as java, c++, and VB .net, and others have adopted the oop design moddle. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kyrath. (AKA Rob)" <kyrath@xxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 4:05 PM Subject: Re: g++ problems > Been there, done that, same result. > Besides, I thought that I had read that gcc was used with a few different > languages. *shrug* > Don't c++ compilers, by default, compile c code? C++ is a superset of C, > right? > -- Rob > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sina Bahram" <sbahram at nc.rr.com> > To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" > <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 3:59 PM > Subject: RE: g++ problems > > > Use g++ not gcc > > Gcc is for c and g++ is for c++ > > Take care, > Sina > > No trees were destroyed in sending this message; however, a large number of > electrons were terribly inconvenienced. > > -----Original Message > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
