In 54 Minutes, Understand the whole C and C++ compilation process

Mike Shah explains the entire C and C++ compilation process, including preprocessing, compilation, assembly, and linking.

►C++ Series Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvv0ScY6vfd8j-tlhYVPYgiIyXduu6m-L ►Find full courses on: courses.mshah.io/ ►Join as Member to Support the channel: youtube.com/channel/UCA64pZbN5Mz5NxC3SO4qpDg/join ►Lesson Description: I've seen enough folks struggle with compiling in C and C++ that it is time for a full video to understand the process. As a result of understanding the compilation process, you can understand why a project should be split into smaller components, and how that makes your code faster to compile, easier to debug, and dare I say...more fun to work with! 0:00 Introduction 0:35 High Level Overview of Compilation 6:17 Simple Project Setup 10:10 Compiling 12:09 Preprocessor output 13:29 All functions are extern 14:02 Syntax error versus linking error 15:33 successful compile of multiple sources 17:02 Redefinition errors 18:30 Header Guards 20:20 Compiler at a high level 22:57 g++ syntax tree visualization 24:53 Assembly Overview and Output 28:24 Outputting object file (.o) 30:00 Compiling Files Individually 31:10 Linking o files together 32:05 objdump 34:22 Dynamically linked libraries 35:30 ldd dynamially linked shared libraries 36:35 Summary and Recap 39:36 Practical Example with SFML Library 40:45 Compiling without linking libraries error 41:54 Linking in the correct libraries 43:16 Using the -L flag to find library 44:42 PATH and environment variables for default search paths 45:58 Include Path 50:00 Fixing Include Path Errors 51:07 What your IDE is hiding from you. ►YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/MikeShah ►Please like and subscribe to help the channel! ►Join our free community: courses.mshah.io/communities/Q29tbXVuaXR5LTI3MzAz