APPENDIX H: G++ COMPILER AND CODEBLOCKS IDE

The GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) is a compiler system produced by the GNU Project. This collection includes compilers for languages like C (gcc), C++ (g++), Java (gcj), Ada (GNAT), Objective-C (gobjc), Objective-C++ (gobjc++) and Fortran (gfortran). The current release of GCC is 4.5.1.

Advantages of using g++

The first and foremost advantage is that this compiler adheres to latest ISO standards. Many new features have been added to the language lately like exception, type string, etc. We can use them in our programs. Standard library and standard template library can be used for enhancing programmer's productivity.

When we use its version developed for windows, we get freedom from limitations of ...

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