Re: Unix Compilers

[Lionel Pinkhard <lionelpi@mweb.co.za>]

Ahhh, that's so easy! Don't call it hello.cpp! Call it hello.cc or
hello.C. :-) Just the wrong extension, that's all, nothing to worry about!

- Lionel

On Fri, 16 Jun 2000, Mike Main wrote:

> Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 12:08:19 -0700
> From: Mike Main <anime6@earthlink.net>
> Reply-To: gameprogrammer-owner.at.gameprogrammer.com@fairesuivre.fr,
>     gameprogrammer@gameprogrammer.com
> To: Game Programmer Mailing <gameprogrammer@gameprogrammer.com>
> Subject: Unix Compilers
> 
> It's C++ code, and I'm trying to use GNU C++ (also known as egcs- c++).  The
>  filename of the program is hello.cpp .  The code looks like this:
> 
>  #include <iostream.h>
> 
>  int main()
>  {
>      cout<<"Hello World"<<endl;
>      return 0;
>  }
> 
>  It keeps on telling me that something can't be found.  Something to do with
>  the header file.
> 
>  Mike Main
> 
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Don't feel bad about it, something like this happens to all Unix users,
> so
> > > get used to it! :-) I haven't had any trouble using my compilers, but
> tell
> > > me first: Is it C or C++ code? And what do the filenames look like? How
> > > are you compiling? It doesn't sound too tough and I will gladly help
> you.
> > >
> > > Ciao,
> > >
> > > Lionel
> > >
> > > On Thu, 15 Jun 2000, J C Lawrence wrote:
> > >
> > > > Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 21:39:14 -0700
> > > > From: J C Lawrence <claw@kanga.nu>
> > > > Reply-To: gameprogrammer@gameprogrammer.com
> > > > To: gameprogrammer@gameprogrammer.com
> > > > Subject: Re: Unix Compilers
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, 15 Jun 2000 23:56:34 -0700
> > > > Mike Main <anime6@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I have a problem.  I'm a DOS user going over to Unix.  I've
> > > > > learned how to navigate the system, manipulate and create files.
> > > > > But I'm having trouble getting my GNU Compiler to work.  I run cc,
> > > > > c++, g++, and bc on a simple "Hello World" program.  I feel kind
> > > > > of degraded, because I'm a pro DOS programmer, but I don't
> > > > > understand why the compiler isn't working.  It keeps saying
> > > > > something about iolib.h or something.  Can someone help me?
> > > >
> > > > We're going to need an exact copy of your sources, the exact command
> > > > line you are invoking GCC with, the exact error message, and the
> > > > version of GCC, and libC that you have installed.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > J C Lawrence                                 Home: claw@kanga.nu
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