C++ with Unix or Linux

[anand2929]

Hi,

I am new to C++ with Linux or Unix. Can any one clear my following doubts,

1) Is working with c++ for linux and unix are same?
2) If I want to learn c++ under Unix or Linux, which unix or linux OS should I use?
3) Which c++ compiler should I use for Linux and Unix?

Note: If working working with Linux and Uinx is different please give me the details for both

Thanks In advance
Nandu

[smalpani]

Hi,

I am new to C++ with Linux or Unix. Can any one clear my following doubts,

1) Is working with c++ for linux and unix are same?
2) If I want to learn c++ under Unix or Linux, which unix or linux OS should I use?
3) Which c++ compiler should I use for Linux and Unix?

Note: If working working with Linux and Uinx is different please give me the details for both

Thanks In advance
Nandu

1)Almost. Start with any you will know about the other. Start with Linux, I would say it comes with "new imploved" and all that open software funda

2)Any that you can get hold of. But if you want to install a variety of software you may want UBUNTU linux, yet for a programmer anything with the latest kernel should be ok.

3.Any but its always good to use gcc, you will find a lot of support from people that are using it

[anand2929]

Shall I use GNU compiler insted of gcc.? Which one is good? and one more is there any is there visual editor of c++ with unix (like Visual Studio for windows)

[sicarie]

Shall I use GNU compiler insted of gcc.? Which one is good? and one more is there any is there visual editor of c++ with unix (like Visual Studio for windows)

GCC stand's for GNU's C Compiler - it is the same thing. One of the issues with GCC is that it is invoked through the command line -

user@box# gcc myProgram.c

(Where user@box# is the prompt of a shell window, gcc is the command to compile, and myProgram.c is the program you want gcc to compile) And that's just to compile - you then have to run the program, named a.out by default, etc...

If you are looking for an IDE, I would recommend Eclipse - if you end up going with Ubuntu (probably the easiest distribution for people who are new to Linux to use), it is available for download in their package manager. A warning about Eclipse, I have heard that it is possible to run/compiler C/C++ code in it, however I have never done it and heard that it requires some set up. This would be a good topic to Google ("ubuntu eclipse C setup" or something) before you make a decision.

::Edit::
Here is a link to yolinux.com's page of C/C++ resources. I've found them to be a pretty good site in the past - it should be able to help you set up your workstation.

[mac11]

d'oh! co-worker slowed down my response so I have nothing to say

[anand2929]

OK...Now I got a doubt like which Linux do i need to use. Do different Linux will have different commands or commands are same for any version of linux (RHEL, Solaris, etc..)
So please suggest me which Linux to use and which C++ editor best one for that version of Linux OS.

Thanks in Advance
Nandu.

[sicarie]

OK...Now I got a doubt like which Linux do i need to use. Do different Linux will have different commands or commands are same for any version of linux (RHEL, Solaris, etc..)
So please suggest me which Linux to use and which C++ editor best one for that version of Linux OS.

Thanks in Advance
Nandu.

The easiest to use is probably Ubuntu. After that would come Red Hat/Fedora. Other versions like Gentoo, Debian, SuSE, etc... (to be picky here, Solaris is Unix, not Linux, though it behaves mostly the same most of the time), will be more difficult to install and configure, though will give you more power and a better idea of what is going on with your system.

I would recommend Ubuntu if you have not worked with Linux before, it is one of the easier versions to get installed and running. You will need to install your C++ compiler of choice (if you use Ubunut, it's as easy as "sudo apt-get install g++), but GCC will run on all of the systems I've mentioned, and more that I haven't. It's mostly a matter of what you want to use and how much time you want to put into it.