From: Jason Green <news AT jgreen4 DOT fsnet DOT co DOT uk>
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Subject: Re: how to compile c++ program
Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2000 18:03:21 +0000
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"mukt1000" <mukt1 AT hotmail DOT com> wrote:

> Hi,
>  I 'm a new c programmer, I use Djgpp (v2.02) and now I want to  jump c++ ,

The latest version is V2.03 (But that is not the problem)

>   I know Djgpp is already a c++ compiler,but I cant even compile a hello
> world program with it;
> 
>   //  hello.cpp
>     #include <iostream.h>
>    void main ()
>  {
>   cout<<"helo world"; file://or printf("hello world");

MS Outlook inserts file: in front of C++ comments unless you have a
space immediately after the // (But that is not the problem either ;-)

>  }
> 
>  command line: d:\djgpp\bin:\> gcc hello.cpp  produces lots of errors;
>  I tried all of the possibilities but compiler doesnt compile cpp files.

You need to use gpp for C++ programs:

gpp -Wall hello.cpp -o hello

This is explained in the file readme.1st
And FAQ section 1, "If You Are In a Hurry"

If you have not read those then you may have problems using DJGPP.