Compile c/c++ program on ubuntu

1.Open up a terminal on Ubuntu Linux and install the build-essential package by typing the following command in the terminal

     sudo apt-get install build-essential

2.Create a directory and a sub directory to hold your C/C++ programs and your main HelloWorld program.

    mkdir -p CCPP/HelloWorld

3.Then we will change into our created directory by issuing the following command

    cd CCPP/HelloWorld

4.Next we will use a text editor such as gedit or nano to create our C or C++ source code using the following command.

5.For example for a C source code file we would issue the following command

    gedit main.c

6.Enter the following C source code below:

• #include<stdio.h>
• #include<stdlib.h>
• int main()
• {
• printf("\nHello World,\nWelcome to my first C program in Ubuntu Linux\n\n");
• return(0);
• }
• 7.Save the file as main.c and exit
• 8.For example for a C++ source code file we issue the following command
•     gedit main.cpp
• 9.Add the following lines below to create your C++ source code:
  • #include<iostream>
  • using namespace std;
  • int main()
  • {
  • cout<<"\nHello World,\nWelcome to my first C ++ program on Ubuntu Linux\n\n"<<endl;
  • return(0);
  • }
  • 10.Save the file as main.cpp and exit
  • 11.Compiling your C/C++ program
    • Important: Make sure you are in the CCPP/HelloWorld directory before you compile your C/C++ programs.
    • 1. 12.If you are compiling the C program version of Hello World type in the terminal
         • Type/Copy/Paste: gcc -Wall -W -Werror main.c -o HelloWorldC
         • The first line will invoke the GNU C compiler to compile the file main.c and output (-o) it to an executable called HelloWorldC.
         • The options -Wall -W and -Werror instruct the compiler to check for warnings.
      2. 13
         If you are compiling the C++ program version of Hello World type in the terminal
         • Type/Copy/Paste: g++ -Wall -W -Werror main.cpp -o HelloWorldCPP
      3. 14
         If you should happen to get permission errors, you need to make the file executable. You can do this by issuing the following commands below
         • Type/Copy/Paste: chmod +x HelloWorldC
         • or
         • Type/Copy/Paste: chmod +x HelloWorldCPP
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         In order to execute your program you will have to type in the following commands.
         • To execute the C program version of the program:
         • Type/Copy/Paste: ./HelloWorldC
         • To execute the the C++ program version of the program:
         • Type/Copy/Paste: ./HelloWorldCPP
      
      
    
    
    From : http://www.wikihow.com/Compile-a-C/C%2B%2B-Program-on-Ubuntu-Linux