Thread: why gcc can't compile C++

This problem was solved and this is a stupid question.

But I leave my topic here hope this can helps some one.

hi everyone, im new to programming. I only do web programming before.;

i tried to compile those line of codes with gcc on my CentOS 5 server:

Code:

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
  cout<<"HEY, you, I'm alive! Oh, and Hello World!\n";
  cin.get();
}

It gave errors.

I googled it and people said i should use g++ instead of gcc; Yeah that would be fine but WHY ?

On this site GCC, the GNU Compiler Collection - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF) they said gcc can compile c++ as well, why i cannot use it?

Please somebody let me know why, i will appreciate so much. I hate doing things that i dont know why. I will not use g++ to compile my *.cpp until i know why. Thank you.