C++ Extensions - Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)
Description: Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)

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## 7 Extensions to the C++ Language

The GNU compiler provides these extensions to the C++ language (and you can also use most of the C language extensions in your C++ programs). If you want to write code that checks whether these features are available, you can test for the GNU compiler the same way as for C programs: check for a predefined macro `__GNUC__`. You can also use `__GNUG__` to test specifically for GNU C++ (see Predefined Macros).