Compiler and Tool Help

Gnu g++ on Linux/Unix/Mac OS X

If you want to compile programs that use the Time/Employee classes or CCC graphics, then you need to download and unzip the programs for this book from http://horstmann.com/ccc.html . Unzip all files into a directory such as ~/cccbook. If you choose a different installation directory, modify these instructions accordingly.

Here are the instructions for compiling programs: 

g++ -o executable_name source_file
For example, 
g++ -o hello hello.cpp
  • Programs that include the Time or Employee class:

    • Here are the direction for the Time class. To use the Employee class, simply replace ccc_time with ccc_empl.
    Compile with the following command: 
    g++ -o executable_name -I ~/cccbook/cccfiles source_file ~/cccbook/cccfiles/ccc_time.cpp
    For example, 
    g++ -o time1 -I ~/cccbook/cccfiles time1.cpp ~/cccbook/cccfiles/ccc_time.cpp
    Alternatively, you can simply copy ccc_time.cpp and ccc_time.h from the ~/cccbook/cccfiles directory into the same directory as the program that uses them, and compile with a simpler command line. 
    cp ~/cccbook/cccfiles/ccc_time.* .
g++ -o executable_name source_file ccc_time.cpp
    For example, 
    g++ -o time1 time1.cpp ccc_time.cpp
  • Programs that use CCC graphics:
    • g++ -I ~/cccbook/cccfiles -o executable_name 
   source_file ~/cccbook/cccfiles/ccc_x11.cpp ~/cccbook/cccfiles/ccc_shap.cpp -L /usr/X11R6/lib -lX11
    The command must be typed on a single line.
    For example, 
    g++ -I ~/cccbook/cccfiles -o phoenix
   phoenix.cpp ~/cccbook/cccfiles/ccc_x11.cpp ~/cccbook/cccfiles/ccc_shap.cpp -L /usr/X11R6/lib -lX11
    Alternatively, you can copy ccc_win.h, ccc_x11.h, ccc_x11.cpp, ccc_shap.h, and ccc_shap.cpp from the ~/cccbook/cccfiles directory into the same directory as the program that uses them, and compile with a simpler command line. 
    g++ -o executable_name source_file ccc_x11.cpp ccc_shap.cpp -L /usr/X11R6/lib -lX11
    For example, 
    g++ -o phoenix phoenix.cpp ccc_x11.cpp ccc_shap.cpp -L /usr/X11R6/lib -lX11
    For the "ASCII art" version of the graphics library, use 
    g++ -D CCC_ASC -I ~/cccbook/cccfiles -o executable_name 
   source_file ~/cccbook/cccfiles/ccc_asc.cpp ~/cccbook/cccfiles/ccc_shap.cpp
    For example, 
    g++ -D CCC_ASC -I ~/cccbook/cccfiles -o phoenix
   phoenix.cpp ~/cccbook/cccfiles/ccc_asc.cpp ~/cccbook/cccfiles/ccc_shap.cpp
    For the wxWindows version of the graphics library, use 
    gcc -o executable_name -DCCC_WXW -I ~/cccbook/cccfiles `wx-config --cflags` 
   source_file ~/cccbook/cccfiles/ccc_x11.cpp ~/cccbook/cccfiles/ccc_shap.cpp `wx-config --libs`
    For example, 
    gcc -o phoenix -DCCC_WXW -I ~/cccbook/cccfiles `wx-config --cflags` 
   phoenix.cpp  ~/cccbook/cccfiles/ccc_x11.cpp ~/cccbook/cccfiles/ccc_shap.cpp `wx-config --libs`

    Compiling wxWindows Programs in Unix/Linux

    This is fairly simple, thanks to the handy wx-config utility. Simply use 
    gcc -o executable_name `wx-config --cflags` source_file `wx-config --libs`
    For example, 
    gcc -o button `wx-config --cflags` button.cpp `wx-config --libs`

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