HelloWorld project under Windows & Linux (different?!)?

Question

I'm new to programming, and I started with c++; I used Visual Studio on Windows, that's how my project looked like:

#include
using namespace std;

int main ()
{

cout << "Hello World!" << endl;

return 0;

}

it worked perfectly.

i switched from windows to linux recently (i never really liked windows lolz)

- i installed the needed compiler [with yahooanswers help :)]
(sudo apt-get install build-essential)
- i installed VIM
- i opened VIM and changed the filetype to C++
I typed the same code like above inside the VIM editor, all fine till now.
- i save the file (HelloWorld.cpp)
- i open the terminal and type
"g++ HelloWorld.cpp", nothing happens, then i try
"g++ HelloWorld.cpp -o HelloWorld", same, nothing happens.


Since I'm new to Linux & Programming, obviously I'll do something wrong.

Can anyone tell me what I did wrong, or if I forgot something?

<<< pls dont recommend me some IDEs, i find it more fun just having to use an editor to program, lol >>>


thanks to everyone.

Answer 1

The only thing I can think of is that you do not have g++ on your system.



Download and install g++ if you do not have it.



it is funny that you don't seem to get any kind of error message. Some error messages that I would expect is that g++ could not be found, the HeloWorld.cpp could not be found.



Apart from that, check out the help or man pages about how to use g++.

man g++

may work, it has been a while since I used linux.

Answer 2

You should install Code::Blocks (apt get install codeblocks) which is a brilliant C/C++ IDE for Linux. Use it in place of Visual Studio and you'll have a much easier time of it all.

Answer 3

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