C++ Compiling and Editing Questions

[Unicycle]

I'm fairly new to programming, although I did take a class on C++ over the summer. I've solidly learned the basics, and I'd like to start programming in Linux. So, I need to know how I do this....

First of all, I see that I can edit and save my .cpp files in gedit, but then how do I compile them? Also, is there anything different about coding C++ in Linux that is different than Windows that I should look out for?

Thanks! \\:D/

[Can+~]

gcc -o [output] [input.cpp]

Example:

gcc -o calc calculator.cpp

But I think you need those libraries for development, I don't remember which ones right now... *edit*: build-essential it's on synaptic.

[Unicycle]

OK, now how about an IDE?

I downloaded Anjuta, but I can't even find how to compile!! :confused:

[Can+~]

I don't use anjuta, but I guess you can find something useful here:
http://anjuta.sourceforge.net/documentations/subpage/documents/C/anjuta-manual/anjuta-manual.html

[dwhitney67]

OK, now how about an IDE?

I downloaded Anjuta, but I can't even find how to compile!! :confused:

If you are indeed serious about programming and building applications under Linux, then learn the basics... use the command line, and learn how to develop Makefiles. If you are looking for a simple, canned solution, then you are learning nothing, and whatever procedure you use may not be portable to other systems/environments.

Here's a helpful web-site to GCC (http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-4.1.2/gcc/).

Here's one for Makefiles (http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/make.html).

Btw, you don't not have to memorize everything on those webpages. Just reference them when you have a question.

[dumbsnake]

you should go to the command prompt and type "man g++" to get some more information, but essentially to compile your files into an executable, something simple like "g++ -o myexec *.cpp" will compile all the .cpp files in the directory as C++ link them with the C++ standard library and then output it to an executable called "myexec" because of the "-o myexec" option. If you need to link with libraries, you will need to add those also as arguements to g++ usually by specifying -lsomelib where libsomelib.so.* is in your library include path. See the g++ man pages though for this info and more.

I hope this helps.