Where does gcc look for C and C++ header files?
`gcc -print-prog-name=cc1plus` -v
This command asks gcc which C++ preprocessor it is using, and then asks that preprocessor where it looks for includes.
You will get a reliable answer for your specific setup.
Likewise, for the C preprocessor:
`gcc -print-prog-name=cpp` -v
In addition, gcc will look in the directories specified after the -I
option.
You can create a file that attempts to include a bogus system header. If you run gcc in verbose mode on such a source, it will list all the system include locations as it looks for the bogus header.
$ echo "#include <bogus.h>" > t.c; gcc -v t.c; rm t.c
[..]
#include "..." search starts here:
#include <...> search starts here:
/usr/local/include
/usr/lib/gcc/i686-apple-darwin9/4.0.1/include
/usr/include
/System/Library/Frameworks (framework directory)
/Library/Frameworks (framework directory)
End of search list.
[..]
t.c:1:32: error: bogus.h: No such file or directory