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From: "Gareth Pearce" <tilps@hotmail.com>
To: <cygwin@cygwin.com>, "Craig Sproule" <craigsproule@yahoo.com.au>
References: <20011128062415.66208.qmail@web20104.mail.yahoo.com> <117301454478.20011128092612@familiehaase.de>
Subject: Re: Trouble compiling a C++ Program
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 19:47:20 +1100
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> Hallo Craig,
>
> Am 2001-11-28 um 07:24 schriebst du:
>
> > I have downloaded the latest version of CygWin. When I
> > compile the following C++ program:
>
> > // Filename: Welcome.cpp
> > // A first program in C++
> > #include <iostream.h>
>
> > int main()
> > {
> > cout << "Welcome to C++!\n";
>
> > return 0;
> > }
>
> > gcc pops out the following error:
>
> > welcome.cpp: undefined reference to `cout'
>
> > So my question is, how do I get Cygwin to compile this
> > program?
>
> $ g++ -o hello2 hello2.cc
>
> $ hello2
> Welcome to C++!
>
> I remember that if you use the extension .cc, gcc calls g++
> automagically, but it doesn't work.

which is i believe because g++ invoked directly has an implied -lstdc++
if you do gcc -lstdc++ it will also compile just fine.  Ofcourse g++ is
probably a better move for some reason... (other then reduced typing)
>
> Ciao,
>
> Gerrit P. Haase                            mailto:gp@familiehaase.de
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