Date: Thu, 11 Mar 93 10:13:43 EST From: peprbv AT cfa0 DOT harvard DOT edu (Bob Babcock) To: russ AT pta DOT pyramid DOT com DOT au Cc: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu Subject: C compiles, C++ doesnt >However, when I try to compile a small c++ program, this happens: > >Bad command or file name >Can't open c:/tmp/cc000088.s for readingfile not found. >c:/lang/cpp/lib/crt0.o: Undefined symbol _main referenced from text >segment Sounds like you are missing part of the package. I don't use c++, myself, but I think it has a separate .exe file. If you add the -v (verbose) option to the gcc command, it will probably show you what is triggering the "Bad command or file name" message.