CS107: C++ Programming

1.2: How to Compile and Run a C++ Program

• 1.2.1: The Linux Way

  • wikiHow: "How to Compile a C/C++ Program on Ubuntu Linux" URL

    Read this article on how to compile and run a C++ program. Even though you do not yet understand the C++ language, you can follow the operational steps to compile a program from C++ to machine code.
    

• 1.2.2: Other Ways with Eclipse

  • 1.2.2.1: Eclipse CDT Download

    • Cave of Programming: "C++Tutorial for Beginners - Installation" Page

      Watch this video to learn how to install the Eclipse CDT.
      

    • Dr. Tonya Pierce's "Installing Eclipse CDT" Page

      Read this article, which will explain how to install Eclipse CDT. In order to follow these steps, you need to first install Eclipse. You can go to https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ to download the Eclipse software, which then prepares you for write Java code. However, we want to write code in C++ instead of Java, so we have to take a few additional steps that are different depending on your operating system. Those steps are described in this article.
      

  • 1.2.2.2: C/C++ Projects Quick Start Tutorial for Eclipse CDT

    • Cave of Programming: "C++ Tutorial for Beginners - Hello World" Page

      Watch this video, which shows how to run a simple C++ program. Then try to create, compile, and run your own Hello World program.