support for graphics in gcc

alice_neo · 10-24-2007, 09:49 AM

hey can u tell me how to have support for graphics in gcc

MS3FGX · 10-24-2007, 10:10 AM

I'm not sure I understand the question, or perhaps, you might be asking something the wrong way.

GCC is just a compiler, it doesn't "support" anything really, it is the source code it compiles that would support things like graphics and audio. If you are asking how to write a graphical application (which you compile with GCC) then you will want to look into GTK on Linux.

jtshaw · 10-24-2007, 12:22 PM

Moved: This thread is more suitable in Programming and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.

As for graphics... your probably going to want to look into using QT or GTK+ if you want to write graphical applications in Linux (and yes.. GCC can compile these things just fine). If you are truly a masochist you can always use libX11 directly as well.

alice_neo · 11-29-2007, 05:30 PM

thanx buddies....but all i want is that there is no header file such as graphics.h to provide the functions as stated in the text book by Prat which is in my syllabus...............plz help

jtshaw · 11-29-2007, 05:39 PM

graphics.h is not a standard C thing. I think it is a Turbo C thing if I remember correctly. To my knowledge there is no direct equivalent in Linux.

theNbomr · 11-30-2007, 12:12 PM

If you use a library of graphics/GUI primitives, you will need to include header files that describe the functions provided by the library. This is a standard C idiom.
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