How To Install GCC?

[Jordan_Hounsell]

I'm a linux newbie and I was wondering how to do it. I'm running Fedora core 4. I can't compile the source code because I don't understand how to configure it. I was reading on it but it is way to comicated to understand. I tried a already compiled binary from openpkg but after I installed it I tried to compile something but it said gcc wasn't installed.

[sether]

Try configuring yum and doing

# yum install gcc

You can also install gcc from the Fedora Core CDs.

What application are you trying to install? I'm sure there's probably a precompiled package available.

[Jordan_Hounsell]

Yeah, there is a pre-compiled package available but there are other applications that only put out source code so I need it. It is on my Fedora Core 4 dvd because I had it installed before but forgot to install it when I was installing Fedora (If that makes sense). How would I go about installing it from the dvd now?

[Jordan_Hounsell]

Ok, I found the following gcc files on the disc, which one should I use?

gcc-4.0.0-8.i386.rpm
gcc-c++-4.0.0-8.i386.rpm
gcc-gfortran-4.0.0-8.i386.rpm
gcc-gnat-4.0.0-8.i386.rpm
gcc-java-4.0.0-8.i386.rpm
gcc-objc-4.0.0-8.i386.rpm

[Jordan_Hounsell]

Ok figured that out but now I have an error when trying to 'make" when compiling something.

ir.c:19: error: static declaration of 'keepGoing' follows non-static declarationir.h:53: error: previous declaration of 'keepGoing' was here
ir.c:22: error: static declaration of 'irapp_thread' follows non-static declaration
ir.h:52: error: previous declaration of 'irapp_thread' was here
make[2]: *** [ir.lo] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/Desktop/xmms-1.2.10/General/ir'
make[1]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/Desktop/xmms-1.2.10/General'
make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1

[bryansmith]

Are you trying to install xmms? If so, is it not available through yum? Try (as root):

yum install xmms

Bryan

[Jordan_Hounsell]

Never thought of that! Thanks a lot!