Modern C++ Programming with Test-Driven Development

1.3 C++ Compiler

Ubuntu

I originally built the examples in this book on Ubuntu 12.10 using g++ 4.7.2.

Install g++ using the following command:

sudo apt-get install build-essential

OS X

I successfully built the examples in this book on Mac OS X 10.8.3 (Mountain Lion) using a gcc port. The version of gcc shipped with Xcode at the time of this writing, 4.2, will not successfully compile the C++ examples in this book.

To install the gcc port, you may need to install MacPorts, an infrastructure that allows you to install free software onto your Mac. Refer to ​http://www.macports.org/install.php​ for further information.

You will want to first update MacPorts.

sudo port selfupdate

Install the gcc port using the following command:

sudo port install ...