I'm not a developer, but I am pretty sure that Kdevelop is the C++ IDE that 
comes as a part of KDE.  KDE is written entirely in C++, whereas Gnome is 
written in C.

My $.02
Jim Herrmann

On Friday 06 September 2002 10:59 am, Moss, Jon wrote:
> Thanks for all the great suggestions!  I'll check my installation at home
> this evening for g++ and/or find Kylix.
>
> Thanks again!
>
> Jon Moss
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gerald Combs [mailto:gerald@ethereal.com]
> Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 10:54 AM
> To: Moss, Jon
> Cc: kclug@kclug.org
> Subject: Re: C++ Compiler for Linux
>
> On Fri, 6 Sep 2002, Moss, Jon wrote:
> > My son wants to learn C++ and I purchased some books but I need a
> > compiler for Linux.  I know Borland has a free one for Windows but I
> > don't really want to put that on the "home" WinXP computer.
> >
> > Is there a downloadable C++ compiler for RedHat Linux?
>
> There's always gcc.  Depending on the type of installation you did, it may
> already be installed on your system.  Borland's Kylix and Intel's C++
> compiler are also available for Linux.
>
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Jon Moss