compiling c programs in suse linux

[fazilsajeer]

hai every body

i hav installed opensuse 10.2 in my laptop... but i can't compile c programs ... when i try to compile there appeared an error message that "cc comand not found". wats the problem with that.. some people are sayin that suse comes without gcc,.. some are saying that its there... if its there, how can i comile the program.. if its not there what should I do? please help me....

[devils casper]

Hi fazilsajeer,

Welcome to the LinuxForums,

use 'gcc' or 'gcc++' to compile C/C++ programs.

gcc hello.c
./a.out

if you get 'command not found' error again, install 'gcc' through Yast, software management. its available in Installation CD/DVD.

[valemon]

also

gcc filethatcontainscode.c -o thenameoftheexecutable 
./nameoftheexecutable