C++, G++ errors on compiling 3ddesktop
 

Hello All,

I posted the other day that I was having problem loading a c compiler. Well I got gcc installed through apt-get and have compiled one program. Therefore I know I have gcc installed. Even if I type whereis gcc I get the correct response. (Thanks to the help of people in my last post.)

My problem is that when I try and run ./configure for 3ddesktop it goes through items like this:

Checking for g++ ... no
checking for c++ ... no
etc until it says error: c++ compiler can not creat executables.

I thought gcc includes g++ and c++. Am I wrong in thinking this?

- Zych

You can check by typing

g++ -v

It should give you the version and other details. If it doesn't then look for g++ for downloading ( it may simply be split up ).

GCC is technically the GNU Compiler Collection and each compiler is implemented using a separate executable. C is in the gcc executable (which can detect some other languages using extensions and invoke the correct compiler). You will need to install the G++ package (probably gcc-c++ or gcc-g++ - I don't know what the debian package is called).

I am actually using RH 9 but I downloaded the apt program for it. Works well. You nailed it on the head. I type "apt-get install gcc-c++" and it installed it. Thank you. It compiled fine, now I gust need to figure out how to use it. lol

- Zych