hi everybody,
i am new to c++. I want to learn it on linux (fedora core - 2). Can anybody help me ...how to go ahead ? where to write the code, how to compile & how to run ? If any GUI based environment , it will b nice. Thanx

U could look at
http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/


Where?? anywhere

How??

g++ Name.cpp -o Name

If you want an IDE, I think most people use Anjuta. The text editors vi and emacs can also be used as IDEs I've heard.

Without using an IDE, you can write code in a text editor and then save it as filename.cpp (where "filename" is any name you choose). Then, open up a terminal window and cd to the directory in which your file is stored. Typing "g++ filename.cpp" without the quotes will compile the source code and the executable will be called a.out. g++ is the GNU C++ compiler and you need to have the GCC packages installed on your system to be able to use it. To run it, type "./a.out", again without the quotes. If you want the executable to be called something else, such as simply "filename", you need to type "g++ filename.cpp -o filename". Read the man page for g++ by typing "man g++" at the $ or # prompts.

As far as learning the language itself: books and tutorials are the way to go I think. Google for some tutorials. For books, I'm sure others can recommend some too but here are 3:

Thinking in C++, Bruce Eckel - the link points to an online version of both volumes of Eckel's book. I'm not sure how good they are.

Sams Teach Yourself C++ for Linux in 21 Days, Jesse Liberty and David Horvath - I have this and found it a bit hard to follow.

ANSI C++: The Complete Language, Ivor Horton - again I have this book. It's not specifically for Linux, but I find that Horton explains things really well. It's a good book IMO.

If you are using the KDE environment then I would suggest "kdevelop" as it is a complete development environment. It is a little daunting when you first start to use it. But I have happliy using it for a cuople of years now. I am an amateur programmer and it took me about a couple of weeks to get started properly with it.
A little perseverance will pay off.
Michael Johnson

hi Michael Johnson,
on kdevelop, how to compile & execute ?

the bruce eckel books from above post are of the highest quality for intermediate to advanced learners
beginners can start here too ...d

There is a button bar directly above the tabs on the edit panel. Theleftmost blue square one says "Build Project" when you place the cursor above it. This will compile the source and create the executable. The blue circular gear to the right will execute the application.

I suggest you also look at the help menu on kdevelop. This contains a good guide for using the application. You can skip to chapter 5 if you want to use c/c++ development.
I will be away for a day or 2 from now. Hopefully if you need more help someone else will see this and help you.
Good luck.