What is the difference? clang++ | clang -std=c++11

Question

I had been erroneously using this command, which failed at the link step:

$ clang -std=c++11 -stdlib=libc++ myInputFile.cpp

Can anyone e

Answer 1

Clang is the name of the whole compiler.

However, from a command-line point of view:

• Clang is the C compiler
• Clang++ is the C++ compiler (like g++ is a C++ compiler, whereas gcc is a C compiler)

The -std=c++11 option enables the new C++11 standard (as in g++).