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unable to compile cpp programs that inlcude cout or cin

Asked by J. Brent Coats

I get the following error when trying to compile a program that contains cout or cin:

in function main:
undefined refrence to 'std::cout'

What am I missing?

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Best mycae (mycae) said : 		#1

Try using g++ rather than gcc, or add -lstdc++ to your compile line.

Your code has compiled fine, it just hasn't linked.

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J. Brent Coats (jbcoats) said : 		#2

Thanks mycae, that solved my question.