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Title: build vs compile?
Post by: jinjin12 on March 01, 2011, 08:03:15 pm

what's the difference between building a .cpp file and compiling it? i'm curious because i see the options

Title: Re: build vs compile?
Post by: MortenMacFly on March 01, 2011, 08:13:35 pm

Compile = Compiler compiles source code into an object file.
Build = Compiler compiles and linker links the object files created by the compiler into e.g. an executable application (or a library...).

Title: Re: build vs compile?
Post by: jinjin12 on March 02, 2011, 12:15:51 am

this is not related to code blocks but i'm curious, when i use the g++ -o on linux, does that build or compile?  i heard that it compiles into an object file, however, i am able to execute the resulting file, thus g++ -o actually builds(compile + link like you said) the file correct?  thanks for helping a noob btw

Title: Re: build vs compile?
Post by: MortenMacFly on March 02, 2011, 11:35:54 am

Quote from: jinjin12 on March 02, 2011, 12:15:51 am

this is not related to code blocks but i'm curious, when i use the g++ -o on linux, does that build or compile?  i heard that it compiles into an object file, however, i am able to execute the resulting file, thus g++ -o actually builds(compile + link like you said) the file correct?  thanks for helping a noob btw

g++ -o builds (compile + link). The build will be an executable if the source code provides a main function accordingly.
g++ -c just compiles.

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