Does "brew install gcc" installs GNU C++ compiler on macOS?

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I am a new Mac user and was wondering if installing gcc via brew install gcc command would install GNU C++ compiler?

If you install XCode from the app store, you get gcc with it. — WGroleau, Oct 30, 2018 at 16:34
@WGroleau xcode does not provide gcc. It provides clang which is usually sufficient don't assume that gcc us the correct compiler to use. — mmmmmm, Oct 30, 2018 at 21:20
@mmmmmm it provides both clang++ and gcc and both of them are installed in this dir. /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin — Vignesh S, Oct 7 at 3:53
@Vignesh Try running that gcc as gcc --version What does it print? — mmmmmm, Oct 7 at 9:52

Nimesh Neema · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-30 14:40:11Z

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Yes, installing gcc using brew install gcc will install GNU C++ compiler.

The compiler is installed by default in /usr/local/Cellar/gcc/8.2.0/bin.

answered Oct 30, 2018 at 14:40

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