Bah! I forgot to install gcc...

[CrazyHelloDeli]

Being as im a moron, I didnt install "Development Tools" today when I reinstalled RH 7.2, thinking "Hey, why do I need development tools for, Im not a programmer!". Well now I dont have gcc (or g++, but not sure if that matters?...) on my system and consequentally, cant install Linuxconf and other stuff from source. I popped in my RH disc 2 and looked for the gcc rpm, but there are about 15 different ones and I have no clue what they mean. Can anyone help me out and tell me which one(s) I need to install? Thx...

 

[kylef]

You should be able to get by with only "gcc-2.96-98.src.rpm" which seems to install several things, including of course GCC.

 

[Buddha Bart]

make sure glibc is around too

 

[Armitage]

My guess on what you'll need (beyond what you almost certainly have):
gcc
cpp
binutils
glibc-devel
gcc-c++
libstdc++devel

Go for the 2.96 version of the compilers. You won't need 3.0 for anything yet.
RPM will likely turn up additional dependencies, but you should fiund them on on the install CDs

 

[CrazyHelloDeli]

<< My guess on what you'll need (beyond what you almost certainly have):
gcc
cpp
binutils
glibc-devel
gcc-c++
libstdc++devel

Go for the 2.96 version of the compilers. You won't need 3.0 for anything yet.
RPM will likely turn up additional dependencies, but you should fiund them on on the install CDs >>



Yeah I had to get all those plus a "kernel-headers" something or other, nothing would install after them. Id always get an error after "make" that was less helpful than the "You dumbass, you didnt install XXX" ones I could diagnose. Moral of the story always install "Develpoment Tools" 😉 Ended up reinstalling...