Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com From: "Dave Korn" To: Subject: RE: PROBLEM WITH CONFIGURING GCC WHEN G++ WORKS Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 19:48:07 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In-Reply-To: <20050505184154.40963.qmail@web51303.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 05 May 2005 18:48:06.0289 (UTC) FILETIME=[F9879010:01C551A2] ----Original Message---- >From: Tobe Olisa >Sent: 05 May 2005 19:42 >> Hello folks, >> I do have a 'freshman situation' with running the >> gcc-3.3.3 application included with Cygwin. >> FACTS: I just performed a directory installation of >> the latest CYGWIN DLL:release version 1.5.16-1 on an >> Intel P4 WinXp HomeEd machine. I basically enabled >> the >> installation of all the included packages. >> >> On performing a C++ compilation using g++, I get no >> errors, and my codes compile and execute cleanly. >> However, on using gcc - which I actually need to >> use, >> I get a screenful of error messages, specifically >> these: Yes, that's because you're using a C compiler to compile C++. Why on earth would you want to do that? If you're building C++, use g++. If you're building C, use gcc. cheers, DaveK -- Can't think of a witty .sigline today.... -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/