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Old 12-07-2001, 03:50 PM   #1
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what IS the difference between g++ and gcc?


well?

they seem to have different include paths set somewhere, as g++ will compile programs using iostream, which is in /usr/include/g++-3 but gcc won't. any insight?

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Old 12-07-2001, 07:11 PM   #2
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gcc is the C compiler.
g++ is the C++ compiler. It's really a C++ preprocessor for the gcc compiler.
 
Old 12-07-2001, 08:59 PM   #3
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hm... i'm sorry... can anyone explain to me what's going on?
why is this important?
 
Old 12-08-2001, 05:13 AM   #4
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so then why does gcc not compile the c code i have that uses iostream? i think it's just down to the include path, as i can get it work but putting in the fuller path. ok, so it's in g++-3 but the iostream is just standard c, yet that's the only pklace i've found it to exist.
 
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Last time I checked streams were part if C++.
 
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the gcc implementation of C++ is an offshoot of C?
(sorry if i'm intruding...)
 
  


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