The Linux GCC HOWTO The Linux GCC HOWTO Daniel Barlow <[e-mail]>v1.17, 28 February 1996This document covers how to set up the GNU C compiler and development libraries under Linux, and gives an overview of compiling, linking, running and debugging programs under it. Most of the material in it has been taken from Mitch D'Souza's GCC-FAQ, which it replaces, or the ELF-HOWTO, which it will eventually largely replace. This is the first publically released version (despite the version number; that's an artifact of RCS). Feedback is welcomed.1. Preliminaries1.1 ELF vs. a.out1.2 Administrata1.3 Typography2. Where to get things2.1 This document2.2 Other documentation2.3 GCC2.4 C library and header files2.5 Associated tools (as, ld, ar, strings etc)3. GCC installation and setup3.1 GCC versions3.2 Where did it go?3.3 Where are the header files?3.4 Building cross compilers4. Porting and Compiling4.1 Automatically defined symbols4.2 Compiler invocation4.3 Portability5. Debugging and Profiling5.1 Preventative maintenance (lint)5.2 Debugging5.3 Profiling6. Linking6.1 Shared vs static libraries6.2 Interrogating libraries (`which library is sin() in?')6.3 Finding files6.4 Building your own libraries7. Dynamic Loading7.1 Concepts7.2 Error messages7.3 Controlling the operation of the dynamic loader7.4 Writing programs with dynamic loading8. Contacting the developers8.1 Bug reports8.2 Helping with development9. The Remains9.1 The Credits9.2 Translations9.3 Feedback9.4 Legalese10. Index e