How to compile C++ under Ubuntu Linux?

Question

I cut&pasted the below code from a previous question into a file called \"avishay.cpp\" and then ran

gcc avishay.cpp

only to get the f

Answer 1

You should use g++, not gcc, to compile C++ programs.

For this particular program, I just typed

make avishay

and let make figure out the rest. Gives your executable a decent name, too, instead of a.out.