Does C/C++ compile to assembly, or directly to machine-code?

Question

anonymous · Answer

Either way, how do I look at what assembly code my compiler is outputting without having to use a disassembler on my executable thingy.

anonymous · Answer

we just learned about java bytecode and as different example C/C++ was mentioned that compiler translate code to assembly, while java compiler translates to bytecode 
i don't know how to look assembly code

anonymous · Answer

it depends on the compiler really. if you are using GCC, you can give it the -S option which will produce a .s file with the assembly code

farmdawgnation · Answer

C/C++ is compiled into assembly, along with a whole bunch of other stuff that goes on behind the scene (i.e. linking), and then that assembly is run through an assembler to generate the machine code.