Neil Chakrabarty

My Book

Learn C++ with the djgpp compiler

 

In microsoft word format zipped 97K bytes book.zip

Source code for the examples 503K bytes CBookSourceCode.zip

Download the DJGPP compiler here

Here is the first page of the book.

Acknowledgments

A There are many people that I have to thank for the support and opportunity to write this book. J.P. Withers who prodded me and gave me the opportunity. Charles Withrow, Calvin Drennen and Mike Estep who read and commented on early versions of this book. Last but definitely not least the Free Software Foundation.

GNU and the Free Software Foundation:

The reason that we are able to include a free copy of a full featured C++ compiler, which the Free Software Foundation calls GPP, with this book is due to project GNU of the Free Software Foundation.

  • Project GNU is organized as part of the Free Software Foundation, Inc.

    The Free Software Foundation has the following goals: 1) to create GNU

    as a full development/operating system. 2) to distribute GNU and

    other useful software with source code and permission to copy and

    redistribute. [on disk in d:chapter1\getting.gnu]

  • The word "Free" in the Free Software Foundation name refers to the Freedom to exchange software and information, and not to the price.

    In practical terms, however, it is often possible to get GNU software for free, since they encourage copying their software. This freedom to copy, like all freedoms, has its responsibilities. The legal particulars about these responsibilities is in the chapter 1 directory in a file called "COPYING".

    Briefly, the copying file will tell you about conditions of their copyright that allow us to copy their programs. One of the requirements is that the source code to the programs be made available. Further, that any work derived from GNU’s programs be distributed in the same way.

    Preface

    Who this book is for

    This book is for both the novice and the experienced programmer who wish an introduction to programming in C++. With this book you can :

     

    Skills and resources needed to use the software and this book

    To fully benefit from this book you should be familiar with :

    Equipment and Software Needed:

    How to read this book

    If you have never programmed in C before, then start with Chapter 1 : Introduction to C/C++. Otherwise, you may skip Chapter 1 and read Chapter 2 for an introduction to C++. If you are experienced in C++, then start in any chapter in which you are interested. The source code to all examples is provided. Even though all examples are based on the previous one, you can start at any point. This is one of the beauties of Object Oriented Programming; you don’t have to know the particulars of the Objects you use to build your program. All you need to know is what those objects do.

    There are appendixes that you may use for refrence when reading or working though the examples of this book. Appendix A, a glossary of common C++ terms. Appendix B, explains the online help available with GNU C++. Appendix C provides notes on selected standard C libary functions. Appendix D provides notes on selected C++ libary classes and functions.