C++ : Building C++  and Know you environment

Objectives:

• Building the C++ source code : It is process of translating the textual statements into an application through a machine language.
  • An application is the end result generated by a compiler, managed by an Integrated Development Environment (IDE).
• Which IDE ?:  There are many compilers, and IDE available, your choice and comfort is essential in this regard.
  • In some of the IDE software like Eclipse or Net Bean, the compilers can be added as a modular phase or plug-in.
• I used some compiler as listed below
  • Quincy 2005 : http://www.codecutter.net/tools/quincy/
  • Borland 5.5   :
  • MinGW and MSYS : http://www.mingw.org/
• If you are just testing code and not saving your work, you use any software your choice and then create a workspace and go on Build or Rebuild your application. My main choice was Quincy 2005 for testing single source file.

Theme of building a C++ project/source code.

Name

Representation

Source File / Extension

Compiler

Object

Linker

Executable

Executable creates machine language, which can viewed in Hex format as shown below