Re: Configuring EMACS to Work with C++

[olet@ifi.uio.no (Ole J. Tetlie)]

*-"DMDP" <dmdp@miracle.net>
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| I would like to be able to compile code within EMACS.  It is my
| understanding that this can be done with C, Fortran, or LISP.
| 
| If not, what utilities should I use in conjunction with g++ to make
| debugging easier than using COUT statement for each variable.

If you want to stay inside emacs you should learn (at least) two
commands. The first is 'M-x compile'. This will prompt you for
a command to compile (default is 'make -k' - can be changed) the
program. The output from the compiler will be directed to another
buffer. You can use 'C-x `' to jump to the next error. To debug your
C++ program in emacs you can use 'M-x gdb' to start the GNU debugger.

For debugging, it might be easier to work with xxgdb or ddd. Both
these are Debian packages.

Remember to compile with -g.

-- 
.elOle.