[Techtalk] C in Linux

[Kathryn Hogg]

Info Warrior wrote:
> I am trying to write some C programs with SuSe Linux 10.1. What would be
> the best interface to use? GNOME, X Terminal, or Konsole?

Whatever you prefer.  Any of those will give you decent access to the
command line.  FWIW, I use Gnome and like gnome-terminal better than
xterm.

> What are the
> programs I use to create, save, and compile the program?

Unless you're looking for a full blown IDE, you can edit files in any old
editor (emacs, vi, etc).  The standard way of compiling programs is via
the make command.  You'll probably need to edit a makefile to describe
your program (assuming its not a trivial program fully contained in a
single .c file and needs no system libraries other than the defaults).

For example,

1. fire up a terminal window
2. vi hello.c
3. Enter the following contents into the file
#include <stdio.h>

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
   printf("hello world!\n");
   return 0;
}
:w!

4. In another terminal window
  make hello
  ./hello

Since hello is a simple program (just one file and no extra libraries
needed), we don't need to create a makefile to describe how to build it.

Notice that I like to keep the open in the editor but save it (:w!) so
that I can compile and run it in a separate terminal.

I actually do things differently (use emacs to edit and invoke make by
running M-x compile in emacs)

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Kathryn
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