i have a small piece of code for OOP, the class definition is saved in a .h(name.h) file and the complete function bodies are in a separate file and the main is also in a separate file. both are .cpp files. both have "name.h" included now i want to know how to compile the .cpp with function bodies and the main() .cpp together.

You can probably just compile the .cpp and include the header file like this. #include "header.h". If this doesn't work then you need to make a "make" file, or see if there's a way to add files to a project or something.

I can't say anyone respectable uses TC++ anymore. ;-) With something like gcc, you can either specify multiple .cpp source files at the command line, or you can compile them separately to .o files and link those.

If you use an IDE, put them in a project. then use the "build" command. How you do this exactly depends on the IDE you use.

RedX

thanx ppl for yr response. i would like to know some lightweight new c++ compiler which can run preferably in DOS environment. currently i am working on turbo c++ ver3.0 by borland corp. 1990-92 edition, mainly because of my academic course. but i would love to shift to a more powerful platform for c++ development.

look in the thread about needing help with a c compiler. I posted a responce there

http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/

Why use djgpp when you have stuff like mingw and cygwin?

he asked for DOS

Cygwin operates in a terminal anyway, and should run better with XP.