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Compilation and execution in detail (part 1)

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This lesson contains approximately 20 minutes of video content.

Nature of programming

Compilation pipeline

Preprocessor

Note: This lesson was developed when our development environment used an older version of clang++, i.e., clang++-10. When compiling in our environment, please use clang++: it is linked to the newest version of clang++ installed in the container.

QQ1

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Given the following program code: 

#include "<iostream>";
#include "my-functions.hpp";

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
  std::cout << "Whoop!" << std::endl;
  return 0;
}
What does the preprocessor command #include "my-functions.hpp" do?

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QQ2

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Given the following header file, utilities.hpp:

int multiply(int x,int y);
#endif
What's missing from the top of the file?
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QQ3

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Study the diagram overviewing the C++ compilation pipeline presented in the Compilation pipeline video. Based upon this diagram, what is the output of the compiler?

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QQ4

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Study the diagram overviewing the C++ compilation pipeline presented in the Compilation pipeline video. Based upon this diagram, what is the output of the assembler?

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QQ5

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Study the diagram overviewing the C++ compilation pipeline presented in the Compilation pipeline video. Based upon this diagram, what is the output of the linker?

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To be continued

We will continue our discussion on Compilation and Execution in the next lession!