Can't compile simple C++ prog?

[UndergroundHangout]

greetings,

im trying to learn c++ and was working through a tutorial and it wanted me to make a simple "hello world" program. when i went to compile it gave errors.

#include <iostream>

int main()
{
  cout<<"HEY, you, I'm alive!  Oh, and Hello World!";
  return 0;    
}

and i got these errors:

root@error:/home/mark/Programming# g++ helloworld.cpp
helloworld.cpp: In function ‘int main()’:
helloworld.cpp:5: error: ‘cout’ was not declared in this scope

root@error:/home/mark/Programming# gcc helloworld.cpp
helloworld.cpp: In function ‘int main()’:
helloworld.cpp:5: error: ‘cout’ was not declared in this scope

root@error:/home/mark/Programming# bcc helloworld.cpp
ld86: cannot open input file crt0.o

i have build-essential installed, also have bcc installed. i cant seem to find any info on such an error, the tutorials didnt speak of it either. what now? i know i cant continue learning c++ if i cant even compile a simple hello world prog.

[skymt]

You must be using an old book. It's "std::cout" now. You'll understand once you get to namespaces.

[mike3k]

alternately, you could just add

using std;

after the #include.

[po0f]

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main() {
  cout << "Hello world!" << endl;
}

Or, alternatively:

#include <iostream>
using std::cout;
using std::endl;

int main() {
  cout << "Hello world!" << endl;
}

If you're just starting out with C++, I recommend Bruce Eckel's Thinking in C++ series of books. He has generously made them available for free download here.

[vinay_lakhanpal]

did you use gcc to compile the program. Use g++ to compile and it will work

[Dual Cortex]

did you use gcc to compile the program. Use g++ to compile and it will work

Nah, he just forgot to 'add' the std libary

[mstation]

i'll start asking sorry for this but i still don't understand my problem.. im running under ubuntu dapper 6.06.1 and when i try to compile a simple c++ program i get this errors:

gcc: prova: Nessun file o directory
prova.c: In function ‘main’:
prova.c:8: error: stray ‘\226’ in program
prova.c:8: error: stray ‘\128’ in program
prova.c:8: error: stray ‘\156’ in program
prova.c:8: error: ‘Un’ undeclared (first use in this function)
prova.c:8: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
prova.c:8: error: for each function it appears in.)
prova.c:8: error: syntax error before ‘solo’
prova.c:8: error: stray ‘\’ in program
prova.c:8: error: stray ‘\226’ in program
prova.c:8: error: stray ‘\128’ in program
prova.c:8: error: stray ‘\157’ in program
prova.c:11: error: stray ‘\226’ in program
prova.c:11: error: stray ‘\128’ in program
prova.c:11: error: stray ‘\156’ in program
prova.c:11: error: ‘Sono’ undeclared (first use in this function)
prova.c:11: error: syntax error before ‘il’
prova.c:11: error: stray ‘\’ in program
prova.c:11: error: stray ‘\226’ in program
prova.c:11: error: stray ‘\128’ in program
prova.c:11: error: stray ‘\157’ in program
prova.c:13: error: stray ‘\226’ in program
prova.c:13: error: stray ‘\128’ in program
prova.c:13: error: stray ‘\156’ in program
prova.c:13: error: stray ‘\226’ in program
prova.c:13: error: stray ‘\128’ in program
prova.c:13: error: stray ‘\157’ in program
prova.c:15: error: stray ‘\226’ in program
prova.c:15: error: stray ‘\128’ in program
prova.c:15: error: stray ‘\156’ in program
prova.c:15: error: stray ‘\’ in program
prova.c:15: error: stray ‘\226’ in program
prova.c:15: error: stray ‘\128’ in program
prova.c:15: error: stray ‘\157’ in program

yes unfortunately its italian but u should still understand well the problem.. the code in prova.c is:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>


main()
{
int pid;
printf(“Un solo processo finora\n”);
pid = fork();
if (pid==0)
printf(“Sono il figlio\n”);
else if (pid > 0)
printf(“Sono il padre, pid figlio=%d”,pid);
else
printf(“Situazione di errore \n”);
}

and yes.. i have installed gcc and the build-essential package..

please help!!

thanks a lot

[iovar]

What are you using to write the file?
You should be using a text-editor like kate,vi,gedit etc. not a
program like OpenOffice.

[mstation]

i use vi for writing the program.. sometimes i also edit it with gedit..

never used openoffice.. u suggest to rewrite it again with gedit?

any help about how to fix this.. i really need to get it to work for the school exams

[po0f]

mstation,

It looks like whatever program you are using to write the program is adding weird characters, “ should be ". It might have something to do with your locale or input method.