Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 12:45:33 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: francisco@natserv.com Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Comments on using C++ instead of C Message-ID: <199612290215.MAA02284@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199612290152.UAA28924@revelstone.jvm.com> from Francisco Reyes at "Dec 28, 96 07:04:38 pm"
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Francisco Reyes stands accused of saying: > I have never programmed for Unix before and am about to start a small > project. I was wondering if there are any advantages of using C over > C++. Erk. Don't start another language war. Use whichever language you are most comfortable with. > Does the compiler that comes with FreeBSD do C++? I tried compiling a > trivial C++ program using gcc and it failed. Must one send a parameter > to gcc to tell it the code is C++? You can either : - Name your files correctly (.c for C, .cc or .C for C++) - Call the compiler as 'g++' Personally, I recommend using a Makefile like : PROG= foo SRCS= foo.cc NOMAN= yes LDADD= -lg++ COPTS= -g .include <bsd.prog.mk> ... which knows everything required to build your C++ program. -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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