On Sat, 30 Aug 2003, Danelle Brown wrote:
[...]
> The problem is, I don't think I have a compiler, which I think is SO WEIRD.
> Redhat 7.2 doesn't come with a compiler? I couldn't find C anywhere, so
> that was why I was downloading it to install it. Seems like a catch-22 to
> me.
[...]
Can't imagine a system without a compiler. She's a true Unix hacker. Warms
the heart. :)
RedHat doesn't necessarily give you a compiler when you install. `rpm -qa
|grep -i gcc` will show you if it's installed or not. You can install from CD
or the net. 7.2's a pretty old distro, so you probably can't install a very
recent version of gcc, although you can probably get one new enough to compile
your own, as you seem to be attempting to do. You may find yourself also
needing to install lots of foo-devel packages so you get the .h files you'll
need to compile much of anything.
If you have a graphical package manager, it may make your life simpler to
select "Development tools" or whatever, or simply the "install everything"
option. OTOH, you might also consider upgrading your whole distro.
-J
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