When I compile my projects and check the resources used by running top, the big CPU/memory hog is sometimes called g++ and sometimes cc1plus. What is the difference between the two, and should I ever call cc1plus directly?
1 Answer
What is the difference between the two,
The g++ is a compiler driver. It knows how to invoke the actual compiler (cc1plus), assembler and linker. It does not know how to parse or compile the sources.
and should I ever call cc1plus directly?
No.
