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Re: GCC vs G++

From: Ian Lance Taylor <iant at google dot com>
To: <Dhiraj dot Nilange at iflexsolutions dot com>
Cc: <gcc-help at gcc dot gnu dot org>
Date: 11 Jun 2007 10:08:11 -0700
Subject: Re: GCC vs G++
References: <34C93EFE33190745869639BBB18AE4A6966895@BLR-MSG-01.i-flex.com>

<Dhiraj.Nilange@iflexsolutions.com> writes:

> I am using Linux. I am not still sure about the difference between g++
> and gcc. Is g++ just a wrapper for gcc? I am not sure which one I should
> use
> for compiling my C++ codes?

g++ is very similar to gcc.  The main difference is that g++ assumes
that it is compiling C++ (gcc will compile C++ for files ending in
".cc", ".C", etc.), and g++ always links against the standard C++
library.

When compiling C++ you should use g++ in all normal cases.

Ian

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