[SOLVED] Getting gcc set up

Fixit7 · 05-30-2015, 01:00 PM

I need help getting gcc running.

How do I get the libraries and include files ?

How do I add their locations to my path statement ?

schneidz · 05-30-2015, 01:07 PM

assuming fedora

Code:

sudo yum groupinstall "Development Tools"

Fixit7 · 05-30-2015, 02:16 PM

I am using Puppy, thus my post in the Puppy group. :-)

schneidz · 05-30-2015, 02:37 PM

whoops. i was responding from lqspy.

Keith Hedger · 05-30-2015, 06:02 PM

i think the debian equivelent is

Code:

sudo apt-get install build-essential

you may need other development files as well these are usually named the same as the normal packages with -dev tacked on the end.

michaelk · 05-30-2015, 07:14 PM

The devx sfs file contains the compiler. Download and install the devx file that corresponds to your puppy version.

http://puppylinux.org/wikka/devx

Fixit7 · 06-01-2015, 01:11 AM

Thanks michaelk.

I installed the devx.

It was "clear as mud."

It said, "Select the source directory for the project. This should contain the CMakeLists.txt files for the project.

Linux is way older than Windows.

So why is it such a P.I.T.A. to program for ?

You can go here and can create programs for Windows using the included examples.

http://www.masm32.com/index.htm

michaelk · 06-01-2015, 05:12 AM

linux was first released in 1991, Windows 1.0 was first released in 1985 and Unix first released in 1969. Puppy tries to be as small as possible but many distributions do not install the development tools by default.

Not sure why you think creating programs in linux is harder then windows. Using a package manager you can install all the tools and compile a hello world c program in about 5 minutes.

schneidz · 06-01-2015, 07:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fixit7

Thanks michaelk.

I installed the devx.

It was "clear as mud."

It said, "Select the source directory for the project. This should contain the CMakeLists.txt files for the project.

Linux is way older than Windows.

So why is it such a P.I.T.A. to program for ?

You can go here and can create programs for Windows using the included examples.

http://www.masm32.com/index.htm

iirc, puppy is designed to be as small as possible with little need to install anything extra like a appliance distro.

sorry to sound mean but that is like complaining that a golf-cart cant drive on the interstate; or a motorbike cant carry as much cargo as a moving truck.

if you have the need for a development platform there are many available under an all-purpose distro like fedora, debian, ubuntu, mint, ...
e.g.: these options are geared towards specific development tracks:
http://labs.fedoraproject.org/

Fixit7 · 06-02-2015, 06:53 PM

Thanks.

I am willing to install a Linux version that has programming tools built in.

Who is a programmer and what distro are you using ?

ltwilliams58 · 06-23-2015, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fixit7

I am willing to install a Linux version that has programming tools built in.

I don't know of any distributions that have development tools installed by default, but on most, like Debian or Fedora, they are easy to install, as shown in previous posts.

Keith Hedger · 06-23-2015, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ltwilliams58

I don't know of any distributions that have development tools installed by default, but on most, like Debian or Fedora, they are easy to install, as shown in previous posts.

Slackware,LFS and I assume Arch as its source based or ANY source based distro, go wild have a look at distro watch and try somthing different!