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Re: Cannot get 'Hello World' to compile


That was it - using g++ as the compiler and changing the file name to .cpp
The executable file was placed in my cygwin/home/username folder. Do I have
to specify that folder in the set path variable for Cygwin to see it? I'm
not entirely clear on this issue.
I really appreciate the help!
Ken


Mark J. Reed wrote:
> 
> You named your program with a .c and ran gcc on it. Both of those mean
> C, which is a different language from C++.   A C++ compiler will
> compile a C program, but not the other way around.
> 
> Rename your file to end in .cc, .c++, .cpp, or .cxx, your choice (or
> capital .C if you have case sensitivity turned on), and run "g++"
> instead of "gcc".
> 
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