Programminging C++ on Solaris

CSE 230

Login to Solaris

• Double click the stdsun icon on Windows desktop to bring up the Solaris login prompt

Open a Terminal Window

• Once you're logged onto the Solaris system, click the Terminal icon as shown below

Open a Program Editor

• Type the following command on the terminal window and press Enter to execute it

% gvim example1.cc &

gvim is the name of the editor and example1.cc is the name of the program

• At this point, type the Hello World! program into the editor and then save the program

Press the Save button in the toolbar or File → Save example1.cc

Compiling a Program

• Type the following command on the terminal window and press Enter to execute it

% g++ -o example1 example1.cc

g++ is the name of the compiler and example1 is the name of the executable

• At this point, any compiler errors would be printed out in the terminal window

You must go through the program code in the editor to find these errors and correct them

Executing a Program

• Type the following command on the terminal window and press Enter to execute it

% ./example1

• Upon execution, you should see the following printed out in the terminal window

Hello World!