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Getting help with GCC

GNU C compiler

For general information on the GNU C compiler (GCC) see Cyclic's GCC page.

Mailing lists and newsgroups

These lists focus on issues specific to GCC, not on the C or C++ languages. For the latter, see Cyclic's C/C++ programming page mentioned below.

For help using GCC, there is a mailing list; send email to help-gcc-request@gnu.org to subscribe. This mailing list is gatewayed to the newsgroup gnu.gcc.help (your site may or may not get gnu newsgroups). Traffic has been about a dozen messages a day.

For help using g++, there is a mailing list; send email to help-g++-request@gnu.org to subscribe. This mailing list is gatewayed to the newsgroup gnu.g++.help (your site may or may not get gnu newsgroups). Traffic has been about a dozen messages a day.

For mailing lists specific to GCC on Windows, see the gnu-win32 site.

Paid Support

Paid support for GCC is available from Cygnus.

Documentation

Cyclic's GCC reference card lists the most commonly used GCC options and extensions.

Using and porting the GNU C Compiler is the user manual for GCC. The manual is also typically distributed in electronic form along with GCC.

For additional documentation see Cyclic's GCC page.

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