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From: crc@stl.stc.co.uk (Clive Carter)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Problems using gcc ( dj1bin ) to compile c++
Summary: Can't compile simple c++ program
Keywords: gcc g++ C c++ dj1bin
Message-ID: <4143@stl.stc.co.uk>
Date: 13 Mar 91 09:25:45 GMT
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Julian Coleman writes:

We are having problems getting gcc to compile a simple c++ program.
This is the program :

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// File hello.c

#include <stream.h>

main ()
{
    cout << "hello world";
}
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

This is the compile sequence for this program :

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C:\C\SOURCE\GCC\TEST>gcc -v -o hello hello.c
gcc version 1.37.1
 cpp -v -undef -D__GNUC__ -Dunix -Di386 -D__unix__ -D__i386__ hello.c c:/pdsoft/
gcpp/tmp/ccAA_AAA.cpp
GNU CPP version 1.37.1

etc...........

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Julian,

I compiled and executed this program with no trouble.  The problem is
caused by telling gcc to compile a C program rather than a C++ one.
What you should use is:

// File hello.cc

and 

C:\C\SOURCE\GCC\TEST>gcc -v -o hello hello.cc


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Regards,

Clive Carter   (crc@stl.stc.co.uk  (+44) 279 429531 ext3646)