Thread: Problem with gcc

Originally Posted by CornedBee

Install gcc through apt-get. Don't try to install gcc manually - it can't work, because you need an existing C compiler, and you don't have one.

[quick one]I am able to run C programs succesfully in gcc, that means I have C compiler is it is true? Is there any way to update my exixsting GCC so that it can compile both C and C++
please advise.

Thanks [/quick one]

Originally Posted by matsp

gcc is the C compiler, g++ is the C++ compiler. In fact, it only matters when it comes to the final linking stage, where C++ code needs to use g++ - you can link C code with g++ too, but it may drag in a few extra bits that you didn't want/need. Otherwise, if you give gcc something that it thinks is C++, it will "do the right thing".

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Mats

[Question]Thanks for for you advise but I didn't understand why I am getting error when I tried to compile following file ?

>>g++ 1.cpp
g++ command is not found

Please advise
Thanks

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Originally Posted by matsp

You do not have a path to g++ - does gcc work?

Edit: Just typing "gcc" should give you "no input files" or something like that.

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Mats

Code:

 
I wonder my gcc is also not working 
 I just realised that when I entered following code 


#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
printf("hello");
}


I am getting stdio is not found and a warning stating my pintf declaration is wrong 

That means I don't have C compiler installed is that is true? Now what I have to do Please advise 

Thanks