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Distribution: Solaris 9 & 10, Mac OS X, Ubuntu Server
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mn35,
Simple, brute force:
# find / -type f -name gcc
If it isn't there, go to http://www.sunfreeware.com and get it. You should also get the gnu tools that go with it -- make (the gnu version), automake, autoconf, and whatever dependencies they call for.
Distribution: Solaris 11.4, Oracle Linux, Mint, Debian/WSL
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Originally Posted by mn35
I am working on Solaris 8, and it was there when i came, i dont know its history, how can i know if gcc is installed (its is not found on the paths you mentioned above)
Then, it's probably not installed but choogendyk method will tell you for sure.
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man gcc doesn't give anything.
This isn't a reliable test as manual pages won't be in the MANPATH anyway.
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I have cc in /usr/ucb/cc
do i download gcc, compile it with cc then use it ?
No, forget about /usr/ucb/cc which is there for historical reason (BSD compatibility for SunOS 4 users in the nineties) and is then of no use for you.
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