gcc problem

skguha · 05-04-2004, 04:13 AM

Hi,

I am new to linux n using fedora 9. I am trying to use gcc but it says

Quote:

bash: gcc: command not found

But when i type

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rpm -q gcc

the response i get is

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gcc-3.3.3-2.0.0

What shud i do to make gcc work?? If i have to set path, then how do i go about it? Please explain as u wud to a newbie...

Thanks...

Oliv' · 05-04-2004, 08:40 AM

Hello,

It seems to be a PATH problem, so to find where gcc is installed you can type this command (It may take a very long time):

Code:

find / -name gcc

Then try to run gcc with full path (ie /usr/bin/gcc). If that works it means it was really a PATH problem. So add the missing PATH to your environnement variable:

Code:

export PATH=$PATH:/my/gcc/path

To make it permanent, add the previous line in your ~/.bashrc for example.

Oliv'

skguha · 05-05-2004, 09:28 PM

The results of find / -name gcc are

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[root@beenb eng11104]# find / -name gcc
/usr/src/debug/gcc-3.2.3-20030505/gcc
/usr/src/debug/gcc-3.2.3-20030505/obj-i386-redhat-linux/gcc
/usr/src/debug/gcc-3.3.2-20031023/gcc
/usr/src/debug/gcc-3.3.2-20031023/obj-i386-redhat-linux/gcc
/home/eng11104/gcc
/home/eng11104/gcc/gcc
/openpkg/bin/gcc
/openpkg/include/gcc

Now what shud i do to see if it is installed or how do i run it using the full path......i am new to linux so pls state explicitly....

Thanks...

Oliv' · 05-06-2004, 07:03 AM

Well, for example to compile hello.c into hello, do:

Code:

/openpkg/bin/gcc -o hello hello.c

Or you can try:

Code:

export PATH=$PATH:/openpkg/bin
gcc -o hello hello.c

Oliv'