From: Alex Vinokur <alexvn AT bigfoot DOT com>
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Subject: Re: gcc, gxx, gpp
Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2001 17:45:27 +0200
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Sterten wrote:

>  >Questions :
>  >  1. Does
>  >         gcc -Wall myfile.cc
>  >     create executable program for C++ source ?
>
> no
>
>  >  2. If the answer on question#1 is NO :
>  >     Must *executable program for C++ source* be created in 2 steps :
>  >     gcc -c -Wall myfile.cc
>  >     gxx -o myprog.exe myfile.o ?
>
> no, you can also do :  gpp myfile.cc -o myfile.exe
>
>  >  3. Is gpp C++-compiler ?
>
> yes
>
>  >     In other words, does
>  >         gpp -Wall myfile.cc
>  >     create executable program for C++ source ?
>
> you must specify the executable's name. See above.

gcc is a C-compiler
gpp is a C++-compler.
What gxx is ? (Linker ?)

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