newbie linux user question

[agilman]

Hello,
I usually use dev-cpp on windows, then I simply hit "compiler & execute" and it generates .exe.
Now Im getting into linux stuff, and Im trying to use anjuta. I wrote a simple hello world program, then I go to build > compile, and it simply generates a .o file.
How would I link together an executable?

THanks!

[linucksrox]

i've never messed with anjuta, but i've had weird experiences like that. try going into KDE and using KDevelop, that has worked good for me. and this is a linux question, post in the linux forum...

[Jaqui]

Hello,
I usually use dev-cpp on windows, then I simply hit "compiler & execute" and it generates .exe.
Now Im getting into linux stuff, and Im trying to use anjuta. I wrote a simple hello world program, then I go to build > compile, and it simply generates a .o file.
How would I link together an executable?

THanks!

a.o or a.out?

a.out is the default output executable name.

If you pass the compiler the output option you can specify the output file name. no option then it's a.out.

linux does not use extentions to determine file types, if you specify the output name as hello, then it will be hello, not hello.exe
Linux looks at the file content to see what type it is. Extentions are for human readability only.

type ls in the folder you were in when you ran the compiler, any file with an * after the name is an executable file.