Re: GCC vs G++

[NightStrike <nightstrike at gmail dot com>]

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?  It never seems to work, even
for a simple "Hello, world."