RH 7.2, updating GCC suite to include c++, will I ruin something?

[Bob151]

I'm not a Linux/Unix engineer, but I support a system.

Its RH 7.2, patched by recommended update process thru RHnetwork.

I want to install rrdtool. When doing the "sh configure" its telling me it can't find C++ libraries. Googling research seems to indicate that c++ may not have been installed origonally (I know it was the "Workstation" flavor of install, not server or development). Some seen to indicate that the default is just c is installed.

What would be the most reliable way for one like me (one who can't repair RH) to get C++ installed on the existing system?

Thanks

 

[Nothinman]

Its RH 7.2, patched by recommended update process thru RHnetwork.

RH72 isn't supported any more, I would assume that means the updates available via RHN are out dated.

 

[Armitage]

To find out if the c++ compiler is installed, just type "which g++" on a command line. If it isn't installed, look for the g++ rpms on the original install CDs and use rpm to install them. It will tell you what dependencies you're missing ... you'll find those on the install CDs also. I'd give you more specifics on what you need, but I'm not on a Linux box right now.

Shouldn't be to hard, and your not likley to break anything.