https://aripd.com/tags/gcc/ Recent content in Gcc on ARI Systems Hugo en-us ARI Systems Tue, 05 May 2026 17:42:56 +0300 https://aripd.com/blog/gcc/ Sun, 13 Dec 2015 14:34:00 +0000 https://aripd.com/blog/gcc/ <h2 id="compiling-c-files">Compiling C files <a href="#compiling-c-files" class="permalink"><i class="bi bi-link-45deg"></i></a></h2><ul> <li><a href="https://medium.com/@laura.derohan/compiling-c-files-with-gcc-step-by-step-8e78318052" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Compiling C files with gcc, step by step</a></li> </ul> <p><img src="image1.webp" alt="image1" class="img-fluid" loading="lazy" /></p> <p>Compilation is the translation of source code (the code we write) into object code (sequence of statements in machine language) by a compiler.</p> <p>The compilation process has four different steps:</p> <ul> <li>The preprocessing</li> <li>The compiling</li> <li>The assembling</li> <li>The linking</li> </ul> <h3 id="the-preprocessor">The preprocessor <a href="#the-preprocessor" class="permalink"><i class="bi bi-link-45deg"></i></a></h3><div class="code-container"> <div class="code-block"> <div> <div class="code-copy" style="float: right"> <a class="icon-link icon-link-hover link-opacity-50 link-opacity-100-hover" href="#" aria-label="Copy code">Copy</a> </div> </div> <div class="highlight"><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"> <table style="border-spacing:0;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;"> <pre tabindex="0" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code><span style="white-space:pre;-webkit-user-select:none;user-select:none;margin-right:0.4em;padding:0 0.4em 0 0.4em;color:#7f7f7f">1 </span></code></pre></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;;width:100%"> <pre tabindex="0" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code class="language-fallback" data-lang="fallback"><span style="display:flex;"><span>gcc -E main.c</span></span></code></pre></td></tr></table> </div> </div> </div> </div><h3 id="the-compiler">The compiler <a href="#the-compiler" class="permalink"><i class="bi bi-link-45deg"></i></a></h3><div class="code-container"> <div class="code-block"> <div> <div class="code-copy" style="float: right"> <a class="icon-link icon-link-hover link-opacity-50 link-opacity-100-hover" href="#" aria-label="Copy code">Copy</a> </div> </div> <div class="highlight"><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"> <table style="border-spacing:0;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;"> <pre tabindex="0" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code><span style="white-space:pre;-webkit-user-select:none;user-select:none;margin-right:0.4em;padding:0 0.4em 0 0.4em;color:#7f7f7f">1 </span></code></pre></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;;width:100%"> <pre tabindex="0" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code class="language-fallback" data-lang="fallback"><span style="display:flex;"><span>gcc -S main.c</span></span></code></pre></td></tr></table> </div> </div> </div> </div><h3 id="the-assembler">The assembler <a href="#the-assembler" class="permalink"><i class="bi bi-link-45deg"></i></a></h3><div class="code-container"> <div class="code-block"> <div> <div class="code-copy" style="float: right"> <a class="icon-link icon-link-hover link-opacity-50 link-opacity-100-hover" href="#" aria-label="Copy code">Copy</a> </div> </div> <div class="highlight"><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"> <table style="border-spacing:0;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;"> <pre tabindex="0" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code><span style="white-space:pre;-webkit-user-select:none;user-select:none;margin-right:0.4em;padding:0 0.4em 0 0.4em;color:#7f7f7f">1 </span></code></pre></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;;width:100%"> <pre tabindex="0" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code class="language-fallback" data-lang="fallback"><span style="display:flex;"><span>gcc -c main.c</span></span></code></pre></td></tr></table> </div> </div> </div> </div><h3 id="the-linker">The linker <a href="#the-linker" class="permalink"><i class="bi bi-link-45deg"></i></a></h3><div class="code-container"> <div class="code-block"> <div> <div class="code-copy" style="float: right"> <a class="icon-link icon-link-hover link-opacity-50 link-opacity-100-hover" href="#" aria-label="Copy code">Copy</a> </div> </div> <div class="highlight"><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"> <table style="border-spacing:0;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;"> <pre tabindex="0" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code><span style="white-space:pre;-webkit-user-select:none;user-select:none;margin-right:0.4em;padding:0 0.4em 0 0.4em;color:#7f7f7f">1 </span><span style="white-space:pre;-webkit-user-select:none;user-select:none;margin-right:0.4em;padding:0 0.4em 0 0.4em;color:#7f7f7f">2 </span></code></pre></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;padding:0;margin:0;border:0;;width:100%"> <pre tabindex="0" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code class="language-fallback" data-lang="fallback"><span style="display:flex;"><span>gcc main.c </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>./a.out</span></span></code></pre></td></tr></table> </div> </div> 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