Creating the Source Code File
The rest of the book deals with what goes into a source file; this section discusses the mechanics of creating one. Some C++ implementations, such as Microsoft Visual C++, Embarcadero C++ Builder, Apple Xcode, Open Watcom C++, Digital Mars C++, and Freescale CodeWarrior, provide integrated development environments (IDEs) that let you manage all steps of program development, including editing, from one master program. Other implementations, such as GNU C++ on Unix and Linux, IBM XL C/C++ on AIX, and the free versions of the Borland 5.5 (distributed by Embarcadero) and Digital Mars compilers, just handle the compilation and linking stages and expect you to type commands on the system command line. In such cases, you ...
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