From: ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA (Paul Derbyshire)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: (none)
Date: 3 Nov 1997 06:37:29 GMT
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Jos van Riswick (josvanr AT mbfys DOT kun DOT nl) writes:
> Hello, 
> 
>       I'm learning c++, and I'm using djgpp and bcc. The first
>       program I wrote, called test.cc reads:
> 
> #include <iostream.h>
> 
> void main() {
> 
> 	cout << "Hallo";
> 
> }
> 
>       It compiles fine with bcc. However, gcc, no. It doesn't 
>       compile.

Evidently, BCC includes the stream library when linking, automatically.
GCC does not.

gcc test.cc -o test.exe -liostr

works.

There's a shortcut:

gxx test.cc -o test.exe will automagically link iostreams if you use them
in test.cc.
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