From: khan@xraylith.wisc.edu (Mumit Khan) Subject: c++ vs g++ [Re: Gcc compiler b18 newbie probs] 10 Dec 1997 21:34:52 -0800 Message-ID: <9712110219.AA02704.cygnus.gnu-win32@modi.xraylith.wisc.edu> References: <19971210220223.5992.qmail@hotmail.com> To: gnu-win32@cygnus.com "Earnie Boyd" writes: > > > - use the right compiler driver to compile/link programs. For C > programs, > > use gcc, for C++ use c++ and for F77 use g77. > > ^^^ shouldn't this be g++ > Historically these two had a subtle difference: g++ implicitly linked with libg++ while c++ did not. With egcs-1.00, they're equivalent; even before the advent of egcs, I never considereed libg++ as a standard package, and preferred not to use g++ as the C++ driver. I guess I simply don't like unneeded libraried implicitly linked in that standard conforming code(*) does not need. I haven't checked the last FSF gcc-2.8.0 snapshot to check if the distinction is still there or not. Mumit * Now we can finally (almost) use the term "standard conforming" when talking about C++. What a relief. - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".