Order of linking static libraries with ld and g++
When linking object files (static libraries) into an executable, the order in which you give the libraries matters. For simple scenarios where there are no c...
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C++ template functions and header files
“The implementation of a non-specialized template must be visible to a translation unit that uses it. The compiler must be able to see the implementation in ...
const variables in C/C++ and multiple definition errors
If you have defined a variable in a header file and not declared it as const, like so: double e = 2.71; then the compiler will treat it as a separate variabl...
Circularity of bit shift operators in C
The right and left shift operators are not circular. Source.
C++ stdlib manpages
In order to look at the C++ man pages, do a man std_<blah>. For example, man std_list or man std_complex. To see what man pages are available, do an ap...
Friendship is not inherited
Friendship is not inherited. class A { friend class B; }; class B { }; class C : public B { }; => C cannot access private and protected members of A!