* GNU C++ for Linux
@ 2000-09-19 9:32 Dagmar Iber
2000-09-23 15:45 ` llewelly
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Dagmar Iber @ 2000-09-19 9:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: help-gcc
Dear All,
I have tried the whole week-end to install the GNU C++ compiler but I not
manage. Whenever I wanted to compile my small program, the missing a
package/library(?).
First
libio.h
was missing. When I had found and copied that from the internet
_G_config.h
was missing. Then
sys.cdef and bits/types.h.
Given that no end of that game was in sight, I have abandonned searching for
these files in the internet and I have tried to install from another CD -
same problem remained.
Last I tried installation from the internet but also this has not helped -
possibly because I was not able to copy the foulder to the right location. I
am a bloody beginner (I have Linux for four days now...) but it seems to me
that the GNU compiler is looked for in /usr/include. There the two old
versions of G++ are located. Linux does not allow me to move the folder from
the internet into this directory (also not as a root user).
What can I do? Can anyone instruct me how to make the compiler work?
Thanks a lot,
Dagmar
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* Re: GNU C++ for Linux
2000-09-19 9:32 GNU C++ for Linux Dagmar Iber
@ 2000-09-23 15:45 ` llewelly
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: llewelly @ 2000-09-23 15:45 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Dagmar Iber; +Cc: help-gcc
"Dagmar Iber" <iber_dagmar@hotmail.com> writes:
> Dear All,
>
> I have tried the whole week-end to install the GNU C++ compiler but I
> not manage. Whenever I wanted to compile my small program, the
> missing a package/library(?).
What small program did you try to compile? When reporting a problem,
you must give an example sufficient to reproduce your problem.
[snip]
> Given that no end of that game was in sight, I have abandonned searching for
> these files in the internet and I have tried to install from another CD -
> same problem remained.
>
> Last I tried installation from the internet
I have no idea what you mean by 'installation from the internet'.
General installation instructions for gcc can be found at
http://gcc.gnu.org/install/index.html
but I suggest you get a binary package from the makers of your linux
distro. For example, if you are using Mandrake, look on the Mandrake
install CD for a binary rpm of gcc - similarily for redhat, etc.
> but also this has not helped -
> possibly because I was not able to copy the foulder to the right location. I
> am a bloody beginner (I have Linux for four days now...) but it seems to me
> that the GNU compiler is looked for in /usr/include.
Not exactly. /usr/include is where C header files are traditionally
stored. They are used by gcc (or any other C compiler), but most of
them are not a part of gcc.
By default, gcc (and g++, etc) is installed under /usr/local, which
means the executables (these arethe actual programs named 'gcc',
'g++', etc) are in /usr/local/bin, and the libs in
/usr/local/lib .
However, many Linux distrubutions come with gcc installed under /usr,
which means the executables will be installed under /usr/bin, libs
in /usr/lib, etc.
> There the two old
> versions of G++ are located.
If, by this, you are refering to:
/usr/include/g++-2
/usr/include/g++-3
then it is likely that gcc is already installed on your system, as
these directories contian header files that are a part of the gcc's
C++ libraries. (However, they are not 'two old version of g++'; they
header files used by g++; g++ itself would likely be in /usr/bin)
Type 'g++ -v' at a command prompt, like this:
$g++ -v
(Note: the '$' is used to represent the prompt; do not type it, and do
not worry if your prompt looks different.)
> Linux does not allow me to move the folder from
> the internet into this directory (also not as a root user).
>
> What can I do? Can anyone instruct me how to make the compiler work?
Try reading http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc_toc.html for a while.
More importantly, find a good book on unix basics - say _Unix In A
Nutshell_. If you are accostumed to usenet, try asking questions in
comp.os.linux
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