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problem initializing gcc

Asked by amit

 i have downloaded gcc via synaptic
when i try to run it it say no input file

what is the problem

do i need to install additional applications

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Best Cesare Tirabassi (norsetto) said : 		#1

you should tell us:

the command you gave
the error message you are getting

gcc by itself doesn't do anything unless you instruct it what to do.
For instance:

gcc hello.c

will make an executable called a.out of a source file called hello.c

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amit (amit-ramjas) said : 		#2

Thanks Cesare Tirabassi, that solved my question.