compiling c code in SuSe 10 ?!

mmattax · 02-09-2006, 07:09 PM

I just made the switch to Linux and am trying to figure out how to compile some c code that I have programmed

how can I simply compile and execute a .c file? I'm trying to test a simple hello world program but am having no luck.

I have tried in the terminal: gcc -0 helloworld hello.c

but the terminal seems to not reconize gcc command, what am I doing wrong?

Also will openGL commands work when compiling in linux?

Thanks.

pdeman2 · 02-09-2006, 07:21 PM

Perhaps you did not cd into the directory the hello.c file was in. It might also be helpful to give the output of the gcc command.

mmattax · 02-09-2006, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdeman2

Perhaps you did not cd into the directory the hello.c file was in. It might also be helpful to give the output of the gcc command.

michael@linux:~> ls
bin Desktop Documents My Music public_html test.c
michael@linux:~> gcc -o hello test.c
bash: gcc: command not found
michael@linux:~>

pdeman2 · 02-09-2006, 07:39 PM

Try typing whereis gcc and see what the output is.

amosf · 02-09-2006, 07:40 PM

Maybe you need to install the compiler. That usually helps.

mmattax · 02-09-2006, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amosf

Maybe you need to install the compiler. That usually helps.

im a complete noob, how do I do that?

mmattax · 02-09-2006, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdeman2

Try typing whereis gcc and see what the output is.

michael@linux:~> whereis gcc
gcc: /usr/lib/gcc
michael@linux:~>

amosf · 02-09-2006, 07:58 PM

you'll need to use yast and install the compiler and development apps...