G++ FAQ

Frequently asked questions about the GNU C++ compiler

June 8, 1998

• The basics: what is g++?
  • What is the latest version of gcc, g++, and libg++?
  • How do I get a copy of g++ for Unix?
  • How do I get egcs?
  • Getting gcc/g++ for the HP Precision Architecture
  • Getting gcc/g++ binaries for Solaris 2.x
  • How do I get a copy of g++ for (some other platform)?
  • But I can only find g++-1.42!
• The Next Generation(s) of g++
  • What's new in gcc/g++ 2.8.x?
  • What is egcs?
  • What new C++ features are in egcs?
  • What was fixed in the latest egcs releases?
  • If I install egcs on Linux, will it overwrite my libraries?
  • How can I run both egcs and an FSF release of g++ on the same machine?
  • What about 2.8.x? How does egcs affect the 2.8.x development?
  • How robust is egcs?
• Installation Issues and Problems
  • I can't build g++ 1.x.y with gcc-2.x.y!
  • OK, I've obtained gcc; what else do I need?
  • Should I use the GNU linker, or should I use "collect"?
  • Should I use the GNU assembler, or my vendor's assembler?
  • How do I build shared libraries with g++?
  • How do I use the new repository code?
  • Known bugs and problems with the repo patch
  • Should I use the GNU C library?
  • Global constructors aren't being called
  • Strange assembler errors when linking C++ programs
  • Other problems building libg++
  • But I'm still having problems with size_t!
  • Do I need to rebuild libg++ to go with my new g++?
  • I want several versions of g++ and libg++ to co-exist.
  • Trouble installing g++ and libg++ on Linux
  • Problems with g++ on Linux Slackware 3.0
• The Evolution of g++
  • What's new in version 2.7.x of gcc/g++
  • The GNU Standard C++ Library
• User Problems
  • Linker complains about missing virtual table
  • gcc-2.7.0 breaks declarations in "for" statements!
  • g++ seems to want a const constructor. What's that?
  • How to silence "unused parameter" warnings
  • g++ objects to a declaration in a case statement
  • Where can I find a demangler?
  • Linker reports undefined symbols for static data members
  • What does "Internal compiler error" mean?
  • I think I have found a bug in g++.
  • Porting programs from other compilers to g++
  • Why does g++ mangle names differently from other C++ compilers?
  • Why can't g++ code link with code from other C++ compilers?
  • What documentation exists for g++ 2.x?
  • Problems with the template implementation
  • I get undefined symbols when using templates
  • I get multiply defined symbols using templates
  • Does g++ support the Standard Template Library?
  • I'm having problems mixing STL and the standard string class
  • Problems and limitations with exceptions
  • Does g++ support namespaces?
  • What are the differences between g++ and the ARM specification of C++?
  • Will g++ compile InterViews? The NIH class library? Rogue Wave?
  • Debugging on SVR4 systems
  • debugging problems on Solaris
  • X11 conflicts with libg++ in definition of String
  • Why can't I assign one stream to another?
• What are the rules for shipping code built with g++ and libg++?
• Concept Index

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