GCC installation help

[riaztheman]

Hi

I have no idea how to install the gcc compiler on my distr. of Xandros. I have the tarball from the GNU site but i dont know what to do with it. Help pls.

Riaz

[superdan7]

Since you have downloaded the tarball, you will need to unpack it, and install it. The tarball can either be in bzip2 or gzip format.

If your file is gzipped ( package_name.tar.gz )
Open a terminal, cd to the directory of the tarball and type:

tar -zxvf <package_name>

Or, if your tarball is bzipped ( package_name.tar.bz2 )

Pass the option j instead of z

tar -jxvf <package_name>

Now your package is ready to roll.

[riaztheman]

Hi

Thanks Dan for the unzip help, but i already knew that part. What i'm struggling to do is INSTALL the gcc compiler. What do i do with the files i've unpacked? There arent any 'installer' type files like in windows. Help please!

Thanks

[rong]

Hi

Thanks Dan for the unzip help, but i already knew that part. What i'm struggling to do is INSTALL the gcc compiler. What do i do with the files i've unpacked? There arent any 'installer' type files like in windows. Help please!

Thanks

 ./configure
make
make install

[riaztheman]

Hi Rong

I have no idea what u mean with that piece of code. ./cofigure doesnt do anything in a terminal window. 'make' says it has no target even when i type 'make install'. I need in depth help pls. What do i do with the gcc files i've unpacked? Thanks

[genesus]

cd into the directory where you unpacked the files, not all have a configure file, so post the output for us with "ls -a" and we'll get you on the right track

[riaztheman]

Hi guys

i cd into the folder (called gcc) then the output from ls -a says
". .. gcc libstdc++-v3". What next?

Thanks

[riaztheman]

Any linux gurus got time to help me here? I'v been waiting a long time now. Some huys have started helping me but they've disappeared. Help please!

[cedar]

Xandros is Debian-based so why don't you just use apt to install the package?

apt-get install gcc


since you already downloaded and untarred the source...
you have

. .. gcc libstdc++-v3

in this directory, what you need to do next is:
cd gcc
./configure
make
make install

then do the same thing in libstdc++-v3
report here if you have any problems

[rbmorse]

Any linux gurus got time to help me here? I'v been waiting a long time now. Some huys have started helping me but they've disappeared. Help please!

Use Xandros Networks.

In the seach bar type gcc. One of the search results will be c/c++ development tools. Install that and that will in turn install gcc..