I have installed my Linux (mandrake) last week and now I need to compile and link some C++ code under it. I have found gcc, but HOW CAN I USE IT? have tried "man gcc" but that documentation has more than thousand lines and I don''t want to read it. How can I compile and run simple .cpp file? please help

Just typing "gcc simple.cpp" should do it. That will compile and link and probably output something like a.out or whatever type of binaries your system uses. Normally you''ll use makefiles though. Do a google on that, shouldn''t be hard to find tutorials.

It''s a big online manual, but its broken into sections, easier to follow.

http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/

Being I''m a nice guy, I google''d this, I did a pass, looks like a good first start.

http://galton.uchicago.edu/~gosset/Compdocs/gcc.html

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compile file(s):

g++ -c sourcename.cpp

link file(s)

gcc *.o -lmylib -lanotherlib -o outputfilename