Hi all! I've started learning C++. (Should I first learn C ?) I have an eBook from SAMS Teach yourself C++ in 21 days When I compiled their Hello World example: 1: #include <iostream.h> 2: 3: int main() 4: { 5: cout << "Hello World!\n"; 6: return 0; 7: } g++ came back with: In file included from /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.2/../../../../include/c++/3.4.2/backward/iostream.h:31,from hello.cpp:1: /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.2/../../../../include/c++/3.4.2/backward/backward_warning.h:32:2: warning: #warning Thisfile includes at least one deprecated or antiquated header. Please consider using one of the 32 headers found in section 17.4.1.2 of the C++ standard. Examples include substituting the <X> header for the <X.h> header for C++ includes, or <iostream> instead of the deprecated header <iostream.h>. To disable this warning use -Wno-deprecated. But the a.out file that gets created, does work, and gives Hello World! on the console. Should I worry about this warning? They also say in the eBook that I still need to run the 'linker' on the file that is compiled, but the a.out file already works? When I ran 'ld a.out' it did not work anymore. Why do I not need to run the linker? Kind regards, Coert __________________________ Another proud FC3 Linux user!!