GCC: The Complete Reference

The Definitive Resource on Using GCC for Development

Learn to use GCC (GNU Compiler Collection) to develop and deploy a wide range of software across virtually all platforms and languages. Computer consultant Arthur Griffith provides a rich array of information on the most important piece of open source software in the world. Divided into three clearly-defined sections, this book explains command online options for each of the languages, describes in detail how multiple languages can be successfully mixed to build applications, and concludes with chapters devoted to utility programs such as automatic configuration and the debugger. Discover exciting new programming possibilities with this professional resource--plus, utilize the added ability in GCC to compile Java code into native code or bytecodes.

• Install a newly compiled version of GCC and run a test suite
  
• Build applications for Linux, Windows, and embedded platforms
  
• Utilize preprocessor directives
  
• Compile C, C++, Objective C, Fortran, Java, and Ada
  
• Develop at the operating system level
  
• Support multiple locales with internalization, localization, and native language support
  
• Examine and manipulate object files
  
• Work with archives, shared libraries, and fully linked executable files
  
• Build all open source software--including Linux, GNOME, KDE, StarOffice, and the Apache Web Server--and the applications that run on them
  

Contents            

   Part I: The Free Software Compiler
    1: Introduction to GCC
    2: Acquiring and Installing the Compiler

   Part II: Using the Compiler Collection
    3: The Preprocessor
    4: Compiling C
    5: Compiling C++
    6: Compiling Objective-C
    7: Compiling Fortran
    8: Compiling Java
    9: Compiling Ada
    10: Mixing Languages
    11: Internationalization

   Part III: Peripherals and Internals
    12: Linking and Libraries
    13: Using the GNU Debugger
    14: Make and Autoconf
    15: The GNU Assembler
    16: Cross Compiling and the Windows Ports
    17: Embedded Systems
    18: Output from the Compiler
    19: Implementing a Language
    20: Register Transfer Language
    21: Machine-Specific Compiler Options

   Part IV: Appendixes
    A: GNU General Public License
    B: Environment Variables
    C: Command-Line Cross Reference
    D: Command-Line Options
    E: Glossary