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Re: how to get .c equivalent of a .cpp

From: kevin diggs <diggskevin38 at gmail dot com>
To: Maxim Kuvyrkov <maxim at codesourcery dot com>
Cc: ranjith kumar <ranjithproxy at gmail dot com>, gcc-help at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:42:45 -0500
Subject: Re: how to get .c equivalent of a .cpp
References: <CAG9fbzZcpoGWHL7ET+med=hpgDdEUrtA+bmhpS-=g7enNNvFeQ@mail.gmail.com> <3C85BD71-54AD-46D8-9A7D-EFAA09E99F1F@codesourcery.com>

Hi,

On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 3:45 AM, Maxim Kuvyrkov <maxim@codesourcery.com> wrote:
> On Jul 13, 2011, at 12:00 PM, ranjith kumar wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> 1) I read somewhere that .cpp code is converted into .c code by the
>> compiler, and .c file is used to make the executable file.
>
> This was the way first C++ compilers operated. ?GCC compiles C++ code directly into assembly.
>
I think these were sometimes called "cfront".

kevin

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