Traditionally, most programs have a version command. This is normally accessed by -v or --version (of course this is for command line programs). So for example
% g++ -v (Aside: Most posix or gnu complient applications follow this, and other commands by a written convention. I'm not sure about this exactly, but there is a written convention out there somewhere.) If you would like to determin which g++ you get from the command line try % which g++ The which command finds the relavent application by traversing the user's current path. Searching the web for a "UNIX tutorial" or "common UNIX" comands might explain these topics in better detail. Hope I helped, Big Mike On Tue, Oct 15, 2002 at 01:03:10AM -0500, John Tucker wrote: > First off, I am running Mandrake Linux 8.2 and am wanting to know which > version of G++ I have on my computer. It seems as though when I go into my > software manager and look at the installed software it seems to tell me that > I have gcc-c++ version 2.96 and version 3.04-2. I guess this just means > that I have 2 installed versions of gcc on my computer. That's fine and all > but when I type "g++ name_of_files_to_compile" at the prompt how do I know > which version of g++ is actually being used to compile my files? I guess > the reason I bring this up is I thought I was running the same version of > g++ as the ones in the lab but my program I turned in compiles fine on my > computer but did not compile on the ones in the Linux lab so obviously I am > not running the same version. > > Also, since version 3.2 is out now I would like to install that. However, > all I can seem to find is the .tar.gz files and I was wondering if anyone > knew of a place where I could get an .rpm or some other type of file I don't > have to go building, etc. so as to make the install process easier as I've > never installed software that I've actually had to make and build and what > not. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > John > > > _______________________________________________ > Siglinux mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.utacm.org/mailman/listinfo/siglinux _______________________________________________ Siglinux mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.utacm.org/mailman/listinfo/siglinux
