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What does build mean?

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pigsie

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Hi

I am using vsc++ and have to build programs before running them what does this do? What is the differenfe between compiling and building?

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Kola
 
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When you compile a source file, you are merely creating an object file from the source...when you "build" your project, you are compiling all source files and linking them together to generate a binary. Mike L.G.
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