From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 9149 invoked by alias); 24 Feb 2009 20:34:12 -0000 Received: (qmail 9140 invoked by uid 22791); 24 Feb 2009 20:34:11 -0000 X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,SPF_HELO_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from outbound2.ucsd.edu (HELO outbound2.ucsd.edu) (132.239.1.206) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.43rc1) with ESMTP; Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:34:06 +0000 Received: from smtp.ucsd.edu (smtp.ucsd.edu [132.239.1.49]) by outbound2.ucsd.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id n1OKY3Jv020564 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL) for ; Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:34:03 -0800 (PST) Received: from [128.54.64.145] ([128.54.64.145]) (authenticated bits=0) by smtp.ucsd.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id n1OKY1lY066625 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:34:03 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: From: Stephen Lynch To: gcc-help@gcc.gnu.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v930.3) Subject: installing gcc-fortran on SUSE Linux Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:34:00 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gcc-help-help@gcc.gnu.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: Sender: gcc-help-owner@gcc.gnu.org X-SW-Source: 2009-02/txt/msg00192.txt.bz2 Hello! I've found an inquiry from a few years ago in these pages that asks almost exactly the question I have, but unfortunately there is no reply posted, so I'm trying again. My system is running SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10.1, which is the retail version of SUSE, and this particular version did not include the gcc-fortran subpackage, although it did include gcc with c, c++ and some other important capabilities. In order to install some data analysis executables I need the fortran compiler, but I have been told in no uncertain terms that they (Novell - the commercial packagers of this version of Linux) no longer support that capability. More irritatingly, gcc -v reveals that indeed gcc WAS built with the fortran language included -- they just did not include it on the DVD. SO, I'm hoping to install gcc-fortran after the fact, but exactly how to proceed is not obvious to me. I have downloaded and unzipped/ untarred the gcc-fortran tarball for the appropriate version (4.1.2) in a temporary directory, separate from any of the src or bin directories. Documentation on how to add a gcc subpackage when there is already a partial gcc installation is a bit thin in both the GNU pages and the SUSE pages (both commercial and open). Alternatively I am considering doing a complete, more up-to-date installation of gcc, including ALL subpackages, but I'm also unsure about how to do this. While I'm not particularly concerned with keeping multiple versions of gcc intact, I would like to avoid creating any issues with these programs running because I was careless about overwriting shared libraries or something. Note that this is the first time I have been an administrator (or anything but an end-user) of Linux, so my confidence and experience are both a bit shaky. MANY THANKS in advance! -stephen