Re: GCC vs G++

[David Daney <ddaney at avtrex dot com>]

NightStrike wrote:
> On 11 Jun 2007 10:08:11 -0700, Ian Lance Taylor <iant@google.com> wrote:
> > <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.
>
> So the way I read this is that I *could* use gcc for compiling .cpp
> files that use c++ libraries, correct?
Yes.
> It never seems to work, even
> for a simple "Hello, world."
It works for me everyday, but I know all the special things I have to do 
on the platform I am using.

The reason to use g++ is that it works with no special non-portable magic.

David Daney