Contents of GCC
Last checked against version &gcc-contversion;.
Program Files
c++, c++filt, cc (link to gcc), cc1, cc1plus, collect2, cpp, cpp0,
g++, gcc, gccbug, gcov, i686-pc-linux-gnu-c++, i686-pc-linux-gnu-g++,
i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc, tradcpp0
Descriptions
cc, cc1, cc1plus, gcc
These are the C compiler. A compiler translates source code in
text format to a format that a computer understands. After a source code
file is compiled into an object file, a linker will create an executable
file from one or more of these compiler generated object files.
c++, cc1plus, g++
These are the C++ compiler; the equivalent of cc and
gcc etc.
c++filt
c++filt is used to demangle C++ symbols.
collect2
collect2 assists with the compilation of constructors.
cpp, cpp0
cpp pre-processes a source file, such as including
the contents of header files into the source file. It's a good idea to
not do this manually to save a lot of time. Someone just inserts a line
like #include <filename>. The preprocessor inserts the
contents of that file into the source file. That's one of the things a
preprocessor does.
gccbug
gccbug is a shell script which is used to simplify the creation of
bug reports.
gcov
gcov analyzes programs to help create more efficient, faster running
code through optimization.
i686-pc-linux-gnu-c++, i686-pc-linux-gnu-g++,
i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
No description is currently available.
tradcpp0
No description is currently available.
Library Files
libgcc.a, libgcc_eh.a, libgcc_s.so, libiberty.a, libstdc++.[a,so],
libsupc++.a
libgcc, libgcc_eh, libgcc_s
Run-time support files for gcc.
libiberty
libiberty is a collection of subroutines used by various GNU
programs including getopt, obstack, strerror, strtol and strtoul.
libstdc++
libstdc++ is the C++ library. It is used by C++ programs and contains
functions that are frequently used in C++ programs. This way the
programmer doesn't have to write certain functions (such as writing a
string of text to the screen) from scratch every time he creates a
program.
libsupc++
libsup++ provides support for the c++ programming language. Among other
things, libsup++ contains routines for exception handling.