[zeroKewl]

Newbie. I just wanted to compile a simple C++ program (using EMACS as the editor) on the command line. I know that "cc" is the compiler for C programs. Also, does anyone know how I would go about getting the "gcc" compiler for MacOS X?

Thanks in advance.

[mr_sonicblue]

If you installed the dev tools, you have gcc. cc is just a link to gcc.[/LIST]

[mr_sonicblue]

Whoops, I was wrong. cc IS gcc, only renamed.

Typing cc -v gives you:

<font face = "courier">Reading specs from /usr/libexec/gcc/darwin/ppc/2.95.2/specs
Apple Computer, Inc. version gcc-926, based on gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release)</font>

[Wixar]

The command to compile a c++ program is just c++. For example:

c++ mySource.cpp

HTH.

-Peter

[howardm4]

I'm pretty sure that if you call your source file foo.cpp, then simply
calling gcc/cc will do the Right Thing. GCC's frontend figures out
what it's being fed, or is it .c++ (?), check man page.

The C and C++ compilers are integrated. Both process input
files through one or more of four stages: preprocessing,
compilation, assembly, and linking. Source filename suf-
fixes identify the source language, but which name you use
for the compiler governs default assumptions:

gcc assumes preprocessed (.i) files are C and assumes C
style linking.

g++ assumes preprocessed (.i) files are C++ and assumes C++
style linking.

Suffixes of source file names indicate the language and kind
of processing to be done:

.c C source; preprocess, compile, assemble
.C C++ source; preprocess, compile, assemble
.cc C++ source; preprocess, compile, assemble
.cxx C++ source; preprocess, compile, assemble
.m Objective-C source; preprocess, compile, assemble

[ 06-07-2001: Message edited by: howardm4 ]

[sambeau]

quick tip:

to compile a C file called prog.c (perhaps with a header prog.h) into an executable called prog just type make prog.

--s.

[ 06-08-2001: Message edited by: sambeau ]