Compiling c++ code in bash

[hachteja]

So, I've recently been handed some code, and I'm trying to compile it. I've had experience with C++ but it was actually quite a few years ago.

Anyway, I was sent a nice tar file with the directory I needed. Unpacked it and I have to .cpp files and like 5 or 6 .h files. Every time I try to compile, I get a load of errors from one specific .h file and my compilation aborts. Before I keep hacking away at this and try to do something crazy like debugging code I didn't write, I want to just double check with people that I'm executing the compilation commands correctly.

I downloaded g++ as my compiler. And I'm running with the command

g++ -c XXXX.cpp

Is this right, do I have to do anything like in FORTRAN where I link the .h files to the main files, or is the fact that the .h files are called in the source files sufficient.

Thanks in advance.

[patelhemal2210]

make sure that all the header file and .cpp file is in same directory.
try this command :-

g++ XXXX.cpp -o output_binary_name

after you give this command you will get exaculatble file named output_binary_name in the same directory you are currently in.
you can run you code as below:-
go to terminal:- (chmod it if required)

ubuntu# chmod 777 output_binary_name
ubuntu# ./output_binary_name

that's it.

hope you got the answer.
if you still get the errors please post your errors here.