Q. I have Red hat enterprise Linux 5 installed on one of the production server. However there is no c compiler installed. I need to compile few applications on this box. How do I install C or C++ compiler on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5? Where can I get / download compile package?
A.In order to compile and use c/c++ under Linux you need following packages
=> autoconf : GNU's Autoconf is a tool for configuring source code and Makefiles.
=> make/automake : A GNU tool for controlling the generation of executables and other
non-source files of a program from the program's source files.
=> GNU GCC C compiler (gcc) : The gcc package contains the GNU Compiler Collection version 4.1
=> GNU GCC C++ compiler (gcc-c++): This package adds C++ support to the GNU Compiler Collection.
You have total 3 options to download and install GCC compiler under Redhat / CentOS / Fedora Linux:
[a] Use GUI tool
[b] Install rpm from CDROM/DVD
[c] Download and install compiler from RHN over internet
Option # 1: Use GUI tool
Use GUI tool called system-config-packages to install gcc. Just type the following command and select gcc and above packages:
$ system-config-packages &
Option # 2: Install rpm from CDROM/DVD
Mount your CD/DVD and install following packages using rpm command.
# rpm -ivh gcc*
Option # 3: Download and install compiler from RHN over internet
You can download and install packages using RHN and yum command:
# yum install gcc gcc-c++ autoconf automake
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I found your site through Google but have now bookmarked it and I’ll be back!
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can you help?
is there anyone there who knows what i can do?
where i downloard and installation process
from i install the g++ software or c/c++
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After typing the following command “$ which gcc” to verify that gcc is installed, the Output was “/usr/bin/which: no gcc in (/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/home/omar/bin)
” , instead of being “/usr/bin/gcc”. what i have to do now?
where download the gcc rpm program package?
Keep in mind that developer packages (ie compiler tools) are not available for RHEL Desktop Basic, you need at least option Workstation.