How to program in C in linux?

[ZhiYi]

Hi,
I am trying to do C programming in linux. The default shell I use is bash.
Is there a shell to do C programming?

This is because when i type 'gcc -ansi hello.c -o hello.c' , there is an error message saying that the command is not found.

What command should I type to get to the correct shell ?

[bpark]

1. There is no certain shell that you have to use to compile programs in C

2. You need to check if gcc is installed on your system. To do that, run 'which gcc'. If it gives you a full path name, then you have it installed.

3. Your command 'gcc -ansi hello.c -o hello.c' is wrong.
a. Your option '-o hello.c' should be something like '-o hello.exe' With the command you are using, you are trying to compile the source code file 'hello.c' into your executable. That's just plainly wrong.
b. I believe you need to specify all options BEFORE the source file name. Hence, you can try something like 'gcc -ansi -o hello.exe hello.c'. Note that the order is different than your code.

4. You can type 'ps' to see the processes that you are currently running. It will show the shell that you are currently in.

[Dolda2000]

Like bpark said, you probably just don't have gcc installed; most distributions don't install it by default. Just pop in your distribution CD and install it, and you should be fine.

[bosewicht]

i have the same prob, but when i put my cd in to install it says that i need to update my sources...i try it(updating) and same thing happens

[Dolda2000]

What distribution?

[bosewicht]

i have mandrake 9.0 and it just won't let me install a gcc

[caffeine]

Are you installing as the root user or as a normal user?

[l_Kriss]

just "urpmi gcc" and I think it should install gcc

[bosewicht]

i tried installing first as normal user then as root neither of them worked i received the "installation error" for both

[Dolda2000]

What method are you using to install it, and exactly what error message do you get?