I want to compile a C file with gcc, and my question is this: Is it possible when we have a mistake in our code (for example, forgetting a semicolon) for gcc to show us the source code containing the error(s)?
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I want to compile a C file with gcc, and my question is this: Is it possible when we have a mistake in our code (for example, forgetting a semicolon) for gcc to show us the source code containing the error(s)?
Thanks
gccwill print out the (approximate) line and position where the error occurred, and in which file.But, no,
gccdoesn’t repeat your code; you’ll have to open the file, and go to that line.Typically, your Integrated Development Environment, however, will allow you to click on the error reference in the
gccoutput, and take you directly to that line. This is true of (at least) Eclipse, Anjuta, and Emacs.(And always use
-Wextra)