How do you compile c files with clang into a binary format?

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I created source code as a .c file and tried running clang exampledebugging.c into it.

It came up empty.

Can anyone please help me? I am trying to compile this program into a binary executable format.

What do you mean by "came up empty"? Generally, Linux commands aren't needlessly verbose. Is there now a file named a.out in your current directory? — steeldriver, Aug 12 '21 at 14:47
If you want the binary executable to have a different name, you can specify that using -o ex. clang exampledebugging.c -o exampledebugging. Same thing with gcc/g++ — steeldriver, Aug 12 '21 at 15:17
I cannot thank for your help. But I ran into one small problem. My gdb debugger won't open :/ — Akbar Ali, Aug 12 '21 at 15:29
I downloaded it from terminal. It said that it has been installed, but I can't find it anywhere — Akbar Ali, Aug 12 '21 at 15:31

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 12 '21 at 15:33

Generally, Linux commands aren't needlessly verbose - clang doesn't necessarily output anything to the terminal if the command succeeds. In the case of

clang exampledebugging.c

it should simply have created a binary executable with the default name a.out that you can execute using ./a.out. If you want the output file to be named differently, use the -o option:

clang exampledebugging.c -o exampledebugging

The GNU compilers gcc and g++ behave the same.

How do you compile c files with clang into a binary format?

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