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What is the difference between g++ and gcc?
g++
GNU C++ Compiler ( g++ ) is a compiler in Linux which is used to compile C++ programs. It compiles both files with extension .c and .cpp as C++ files.
The following is the compiler command to compile C++ program.
g++ program.cpp -o filename
Here,
filename − The name of file with .c or .cpp extension.
The following is an example of using g++ compiler.
Example
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
int a = 20;
cout << "The value of a : " << a;
return 0;
}Output
$g++ -o main *.cpp $main The value of a : 20
gcc
GNU C Compiler ( gcc ) is a compiler in Linux which is used to compile C programs. It compiles files with extension “.c”.
The following is the compiler command to compile C program.
gcc program.c -o filename
Here,
filename − The name of file with .c extension.
The following is an example of using gcc compiler.
Example
#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
int a = 20;
printf("The value of a : %d", a);
return 0;
}Output
$gcc -o main *.c $main The value of a : 20
Updated on: 26-Jun-2020
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