Question

Do we have any option in gcc to find from where a particular file header is included.
I have the following scenario :

file_1.h :
declare type of type_1

file_2.h :

type_1 var;

I want to check where was file_1.h included in the library that i am creating.

Answer 1

gcc has an option -M:

-M Instead of outputting the result of preprocessing, output a
rule suitable for make describing the dependencies of the main source
file. The preprocessor outputs one
make rule containing the object file name for that source file, a colon, and the names of all the included files, including those
coming from -include or -imacros
command line options.

If you do, gcc -M filename.c, it’ll list out all headers. Same with g++.