Re: gcc for syntax check only (C): need to read source from stdin

[Dimitry Golubovsky <golubovsky at gmail dot com>]

Zack,

Now this works. Thanks a lot.

And with -pipe, no temporary files at all (checked -v output).

Could this be possibly placed in some FAQ? I tried to google for this
first but did not get such a definitive (and simple) answer.

On 4/12/05, Zack Weinberg <zack@codesourcery.com> wrote:

> In order to run the compiler as well, you have to tell it what
> language it's getting, e.g.
> 
> $ cat a.c | gcc -x c -fsyntax-only -
> 
> Normally this is determined from the file extension, but that's not
> available when reading stdin.  It doesn't matter (much) when running
> the preprocessor, which is why it lets you do that without the -x c.
> 
> zw
> 

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