Jeff Shilt wrote:
>Thanks for the help - it does compile with g++ instead of gcc, but the 
>executable produced isn't d
>oing anything.  Here's what i'm doing:
>
>//test.c
>#include <iostream.h>
>
>main(){
>  cout << "Hello there.";
>}
>
>The test file doesn't print out anything when I run it.
>
>Also, I was wondering if this was a descrepency in versions of gcc.  The 
>installaition I had befor
>e (using the main parts of the Slackware dist.) compiled both c and c++. Like 
>somehow it knew whic
>h way to process it.
>
>

Don't call it "test" and don't end it in ".c".  Try .cc or .CC or
even .C because the compiler will look at the extension.

g++ -o filename filename.cc 

will name the exec. the same as the input w/o the .cc extension.

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