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| From | John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: Fist steps in compiling, gcc commands confusion |
| Date | 2015-04-21 16:01 +0000 |
| Organization | PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC |
| Message-ID | <mh5s9k$l9k$1@reader1.panix.com> (permalink) |
| References | <9f1b89ff-cf47-4e01-b137-ba263e9e75f1@googlegroups.com> |
In <9f1b89ff-cf47-4e01-b137-ba263e9e75f1@googlegroups.com> Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> writes: > Hello! > Different resources advice different commands to compile a file: > 1) gcc sample.c sample This tells gcc to compile the files "sample.c" and "sample". > 2) gcc sample.c -o sample This tells gcc to compile the file "sample.c" and create an output file named "sample" instead of the default name. > 3) gcc -o sample.c This command is an error, because you haven't specified any files to compile. > What does -o stand for? It tells gcc to use a specific output filename instead of the default name. These are very basic questions; I suggest you do a web search for a gcc tutorial. -- John Gordon Imagine what it must be like for a real medical doctor to gordon@panix.com watch 'House', or a real serial killer to watch 'Dexter'.
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Fist steps in compiling, gcc commands confusion Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-04-21 08:18 -0700
Re: Fist steps in compiling, gcc commands confusion Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-04-21 08:25 -0700
Re: Fist steps in compiling, gcc commands confusion Morris Dovey <mrdovey@iedu.com> - 2015-04-21 10:56 -0500
Re: Fist steps in compiling, gcc commands confusion David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-04-22 09:35 +0200
Re: Fist steps in compiling, gcc commands confusion James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-04-22 11:15 -0400
Re: Fist steps in compiling, gcc commands confusion David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-04-23 01:31 +0200
Re: Fist steps in compiling, gcc commands confusion Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-04-22 08:43 -0700
Re: Fist steps in compiling, gcc commands confusion Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-04-22 18:57 +0100
Re: Fist steps in compiling, gcc commands confusion Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-04-22 11:35 -0700
Re: Fist steps in compiling, gcc commands confusion James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-04-21 12:01 -0400
Re: Fist steps in compiling, gcc commands confusion John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2015-04-21 16:01 +0000
Re: Fist steps in compiling, gcc commands confusion Tim Prince <tprince@computer.org> - 2015-04-21 13:11 -0400
Re: Fist steps in compiling, gcc commands confusion Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-04-21 12:09 -0700
Re: Fist steps in compiling, gcc commands confusion Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-04-21 18:25 +0100
Re: Fist steps in compiling, gcc commands confusion Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-04-21 12:11 -0700
Re: Fist steps in compiling, gcc commands confusion Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-04-21 11:16 -0700
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