c++ compiler

Hi,
I have access to a unix machine and i have created a simple c++ program, 1st.cpp.
But when i tried to compile at command prompt using the below command
g++ 1st.cpp it says

ksh: g++: not found

I also tried gcc 1st.cpp. But same error

Does this means that i do not have c++ compiler on that machine or am I using a wrong command?

Please advice.

Also how do I know what machine/os(HP or Sun or RISC) I am in? Is there a unix command that gives me environment/system(Unix or Linux or AIX) information?

Thanks for your help.

Regards.

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Originally Posted by pgmr1

Hi,
I have access to a unix machine and i have created a simple c++ program, 1st.cpp.
But when i tried to compile at command prompt using the below command
g++ 1st.cpp it says

ksh: g++: not found

I also tried gcc 1st.cpp. But same error

Does this means that i do not have c++ compiler on that machine or am I using a wrong command?

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Looks like the machine doesn't have GCC installed. It may have some other compiler available, though. Try "man -k compiler" to get a list of relevant man pages. If "man -k" does not work, try "apropos compiler"

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Also how do I know what machine/os(HP or Sun or RISC) I am in? Is there a unix command that gives me environment/system(Unix or Linux or AIX) information?

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The "uname" command gives this sort of information. You may need to use certain switches to get the level of detail you want. See "man uname"

I definitely recommend reading the man page, but on all unix systems I've seen, uname -a returns basically everything to identify the OS.

Have you tried "cc" (instead of gcc, for C) and "c++" (instead of g++, for C++)? They should be linked to the default compiler.