Re: Help for a novice

[Oliver Kullmann <O dot Kullmann at Swansea dot ac dot uk>]

On Mon, Aug 04, 2003 at 08:21:04AM -0600, Mike Badar wrote:
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> I recently installed gcc version 3.3 on Redhat 7.3 kernel 2.4.18-3.  I am
> taking an introductory c++ class this fall and I wanted to get a head start
> on compiling my c++ programs.  I compiled my program (without error) with
> the following command:
> 
> g++ first.cpp
> 
> It produced a file called a.out.  Is this the object file?  How do I convert
> this file into an executable file?  Is linking the process used to create an
> executable from an object file?  
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> Forgive my ignorance surrounding this question.  Any help would be greatly
> appreciated.
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> Mike Badar
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Hi,

a.out is the executable. If you do not use the compiler option "-c",
then no object files are created, but only the executable.

Just run it with

./a.out

Oliver