run a program with more than one source files in GNU c++ compiler

Question

I am using DEV GNU c++ compiler on windows 7 OS. I need to know how a program with more than one source file can be compiled. here is example,

#FILE1
void f         


        

Answer 1

The technical term for 'multiple files' would be translation units:

g++ file1.cpp file2.cpp -o program

Or you separate compilation and linking

g++ -c file1.cpp -o file1.o
g++ -c file2.cpp -o file2.o

# linking
g++ file1.o file2.o -o program   

But that usually doesn't make sense unless you have a larger project (e.g. with make) and want to reduce build times.