* Help installing GCC compiler
@ 2013-03-25 15:10 Köplin Nina
2013-03-25 15:32 ` Ian Lance Taylor
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From: Köplin Nina @ 2013-03-25 15:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: gcc-help
Hej!
I´m totally new to GCC (and pretty new to compiling in general, by the way). I need it to compile a hydrological model that is written in C and the model homepage strongly recommends using the GNU GCC compiler. My questions:
> Do I really have to install all those packages/tools specified here: http://gcc.gnu.org/install/prerequisites.html ?
> And then: should I really follow every single step in the installation manual (C:\Program Files\GCC\gcc-4.8.0\INSTALL\index.html) or is there some shortcut if I only want to compile a code in C?
Any help is appreciated!!
Nina
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Nina Köplin
Hydrolog / Hydrologist
SMHI / Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
Affärsverksamhet - Produktion
SE - 601 76 NORRKÖPING
www.smhi.se
E-post / Email: nina.koplin@smhi.se
Tel / Phone: +46 (0)11 495 85 41
Besöksadress / Street address: Folkborgsvägen 17
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* Re: Help installing GCC compiler
2013-03-25 15:10 Help installing GCC compiler Köplin Nina
@ 2013-03-25 15:32 ` Ian Lance Taylor
2013-03-25 16:01 ` SV: " Köplin Nina
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From: Ian Lance Taylor @ 2013-03-25 15:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Köplin Nina; +Cc: gcc-help
On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 8:10 AM, Köplin Nina <nina.koplin@smhi.se> wrote:
> Hej!
Hej!
> I´m totally new to GCC (and pretty new to compiling in general, by the way). I need it to compile a hydrological model that is written in C and the model homepage strongly recommends using the GNU GCC compiler. My questions:
>> Do I really have to install all those packages/tools specified here: http://gcc.gnu.org/install/prerequisites.html ?
>> And then: should I really follow every single step in the installation manual (C:\Program Files\GCC\gcc-4.8.0\INSTALL\index.html) or is there some shortcut if I only want to compile a code in C?
> Any help is appreciated!!
You did not mention which operating system you use. Most systems have
a prebuilt binary installation of GCC available. Certainly all
GNU/Linux systems do. So do Windows, Solaris, and many others. Based
on your questions I would recommend looking for a prebuilt
installation rather than trying to build it yourself.
To answer your questions: the easiest way to install the prerequisites
is to run the script contrib/download_prerequisites. That will fetch
the ones you need.
After doing that, yes, you really should follow every single step of
the installation instructions.
Ian
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* SV: Help installing GCC compiler
2013-03-25 15:32 ` Ian Lance Taylor
@ 2013-03-25 16:01 ` Köplin Nina
2013-03-25 16:22 ` Jonathan Wakely
2013-03-25 17:04 ` SV: " Tim Prince
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From: Köplin Nina @ 2013-03-25 16:01 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Ian Lance Taylor; +Cc: gcc-help
Thanks for your answer Ian!
I´m using Windows 7 but the model I want to compile and run needs a Linux or UNIX platform so I installed Cygwin (as suggested on the model homepage). Does that mean I should get a prebuilt binary installation for Linux then or would I still have to look a one for Windows?
Thanks again, Nina
On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 8:10 AM, Köplin Nina <nina.koplin@smhi.se> wrote:
> Hej!
Hej!
> I´m totally new to GCC (and pretty new to compiling in general, by the way). I need it to compile a hydrological model that is written in C and the model homepage strongly recommends using the GNU GCC compiler. My questions:
>> Do I really have to install all those packages/tools specified here: http://gcc.gnu.org/install/prerequisites.html ?
>> And then: should I really follow every single step in the installation manual (C:\Program Files\GCC\gcc-4.8.0\INSTALL\index.html) or is there some shortcut if I only want to compile a code in C?
> Any help is appreciated!!
You did not mention which operating system you use. Most systems have a prebuilt binary installation of GCC available. Certainly all GNU/Linux systems do. So do Windows, Solaris, and many others. Based on your questions I would recommend looking for a prebuilt installation rather than trying to build it yourself.
To answer your questions: the easiest way to install the prerequisites is to run the script contrib/download_prerequisites. That will fetch the ones you need.
After doing that, yes, you really should follow every single step of the installation instructions.
Ian
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* Re: Help installing GCC compiler
2013-03-25 16:01 ` SV: " Köplin Nina
@ 2013-03-25 16:22 ` Jonathan Wakely
2013-03-25 17:04 ` SV: " Tim Prince
1 sibling, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Jonathan Wakely @ 2013-03-25 16:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Köplin Nina; +Cc: Ian Lance Taylor, gcc-help
On 25 March 2013 16:00, Köplin Nina wrote:
> Thanks for your answer Ian!
> I´m using Windows 7 but the model I want to compile and run needs a Linux or UNIX platform so I installed Cygwin (as suggested on the model homepage). Does that mean I should get a prebuilt binary installation for Linux then or would I still have to look a one for Windows?
Cygwin has a prebuilt gcc package, you can install it from the Cygwin
setup tool.
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* Re: SV: Help installing GCC compiler
2013-03-25 16:01 ` SV: " Köplin Nina
2013-03-25 16:22 ` Jonathan Wakely
@ 2013-03-25 17:04 ` Tim Prince
1 sibling, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Tim Prince @ 2013-03-25 17:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: gcc-help
On 3/25/2013 12:00 PM, Köplin Nina wrote:
> Thanks for your answer Ian!
> I´m using Windows 7 but the model I want to compile and run needs a Linux or UNIX platform so I installed Cygwin (as suggested on the model homepage). Does that mean I should get a prebuilt binary installation for Linux then or would I still have to look a one for Windows?
> Thanks again, Nina
>
>
>
In that case, you would choose a pre-built gcc from the cygwin install
menu; probably gcc4 unless instructed otherwise.
--
Tim Prince
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