command for compling C code in linux

fastian · 02-11-2005, 02:43 AM

HI ,

Thanks alot for my help in locating the source code of ping in the linux system ...... well i have downloaded iputils folder from net and now its time for it to be compile on linux system ... as u know that code is in C langauge so i will like to ask for the method how to compile it on linux system ...

i have come to know that GCC filname this command will do compilation of the source code ......do guide we in this regard .....tell me the command both in REDHAT and NOVELL

waiting for ur replies
fastian

BinaryBob · 02-11-2005, 03:52 AM

If you are compiling code that you downloaded as a package, usually you can do:

Code:

#> ./configure
#> make
#> make install

And that will configure, compile, and install the software pack you downloaded. However if you just have a single C file that you downloaded, or wrote yourself and you want to compile then the command you want is:

Code:

#> gcc <source.c> -o <binary>

NOTE: the above command doesn't bring in any additional libraries or anything

Of course you replace <source.c> with the name of the source file and <binary> with the name you want for the binary, once it is compiled.

Hope this helps!

fastian · 02-15-2005, 01:39 AM

Hi,

well that was helpful indeed i will like to know what if we want to compile .C files which has many headers files included in it ......what GCC command should we use for that ...??????

Chaitanyayardi · 02-15-2005, 05:57 AM

Hello,
When you are giving .C extension that c is capital it means it is C++ file and when you are specifying .c extension it mean c file. You can compile any c or C++ file using below command
gcc test.C -o test.o
or for C file
gcc test.c -o test.o

if you will not provide -o test.o the object file then default object file will be created ie a.out