what software turns c++ code into working application?

fatblueduck · 09-20-2005, 11:21 PM

I'm in a c++ class at my school where we are using microsoft visual studio .net to compile and run c++ code that we write. How can I do this in linux?

I tried

Code:

g++ test.cpp -o test

and nothing really happened. Did "test.cpp" compile? If it did, how and where can I run the object-code from the command line?

thanks

Mega Man X · 09-20-2005, 11:30 PM

By yours "nothing really happened", I believe that once you ran the above command, you were brought back to an empty command line right? So then I would assume that your code was compiled successfully.

The executable is called test and should be on the same place where test.cpp is. You should be able to run it with ./test. The "./" means "this" folder. You may need to convert the "test" into an executable file first (though, I doubt this is your problem). That is done with:

chmod +x test

Regards!

spooon · 09-20-2005, 11:31 PM

That should have created an executable named "test" in the same directory that you can run with "./test"

fatblueduck · 09-20-2005, 11:32 PM

thanks that's just what I needed. This last bit of infor should be added to the tutorial here in linuxquestion.

thanks megaman x

shag · 12-31-2005, 03:51 AM

Thankyou from me as well, just the answer I was looking for...