How This Book Is Organized

This book contains the following chapters:

Chapter 1, "The C++ Compiler," gives an overview of the C++ compiler.

Chapter 2, "Using the C++ Compiler," provides instructions for invoking the compiler and generally discusses the compilation process.

Chapter 3, "C++ Compiler Options," explains the C++ compiler options in detail and provides task-oriented option groupings.

Chapter 4, "Using Templates," discusses use of templates, including template compilation, definition searching, and instance linkage.

Chapter 5, "Using Libraries," explains how to use the many C++ libraries.

Chapter 6, "Building Libraries," reviews the library-building process.