From: alain AT qnx DOT com (Alain Magloire)
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Subject: Re: GCC bugs
Date: 20 Jan 2000 23:52:24 GMT
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Alexei A. Frounze (alex DOT fru AT mtu-net DOT n-o-s-p-a-m DOT ru) wrote:
: WOW!

: I've got it!

: But why output is casesensitive to input file extension???

: Please explain me this thingy.

It's a 'well-known' way to tell the compiler which language you want to use.
AFAIK, it's not Un*x specific.  I think, on Wind* you can tell the compiler
by naming the file *.cpp for example etc .. GNU compiler accepts *.cc *.cpp *.C
to try to do the right thing (tm) and calling the right compiler (C++).  But
it this case do to the very nature of the underlying OS, you are
running to trouble.  Did not the FAQ discuss about it ?
And I'm sure you read it like a good netizen, ... right ? ;-)

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au revoir, alain
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