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[Alex J. Dam]

rurik leffanta scripsit:
> i'm attempting to write my vewy first c++ prog....
>
> in order to perform iostream operations, i have to #include <iostream>
>
> yes? yes. :p (or iostream.h, depending on tutorial..)
>

Yes. C++ programs should #include <iostream>

> however, 'iostream' is not at the top of my include folder. i am using
> mingw 3.1.0-1 (and have successfully compiled example scripts) - the path
> for iostream with this install is include/c++/3.2.3
>

Make sure you're compiling using "g++", not  "gcc". This is a common problem.

> i've tried adding the path to the include statement, putting .h at the end
> of iostream..

In my system, g++ looks for them in the right places; I never have to pass the 
locations to the compiler.

>
> sheesh! should i copy everything from the subfolders and put it in the main
> folder? what do i have to do here?
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Alex J. Dam
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