GCC stands for GNU Compiler Collection, as the name suggests it is a collection of compilers and it can be used in many operating systems starting from Windows to Linux. GCC is free software written by Free Software Foundation (FSF) and it compiles C & C++ languages.
G++ is a compiler command which compiles and links the source code of C++ files. We can easily compile using g++ by writing this command:
g++ code.cpp -o myoutput
Here code.cpp is the name of the original file which we are compiling and myoutput is the output file.
Difference between GCC and G++
| GCC | G++ |
| GCC compiles c program files and they will be treated as C and C++ program files. | All files will be treated as c++ files therefore it compiles only c++ program files. |
| GCC doesn’t link object files. | G++ automatically links to the object files |
| GCC has fewer macros in it. | G++ has more macros in it. |
So these were the differences between gcc and g++. I hope it has cleared all doubts related to this topic, comment down below if you have any queries.