GCC

GCC (GNU Compiler Collection) is a compiler primarily for C. It can also compile C++ programs, but we generally prefer using G++ for this purpose. Both share a common origin, and thus share common flags.

Flags

• No flags at all will compile to an executable called a.out.
• -E stops the compiler at the preprocessor stage.
• -S stops the compiler before the assembler (i.e., gets an output in ASM).
• -C will compile without using the linker.
• -o will allow us to specify the output executable file name.
• -Wall will enable compiler warnings.
• -save-temps will output all intermediate files (preprocessor, assembly, executable).