C compiler

dimitri358 · 02-17-2004, 06:35 AM

A stupid question but i have to ask it.
I know that Linux is primarely written in C but do all linux distros come
equiped with a C compiler?

and if so where is it located it at?

aizkorri · 02-17-2004, 06:55 AM

hi,
yes they do, but sometimes, if you need a certain version it could be that they have an older one.

It's the gcc command.

gcc yourfile.c -o execName

type man gcc for more info.

It's located in /usr/bin/gcc
you can use
which gcc to see where it is.

hope this helps.

dimitri358 · 02-17-2004, 07:21 AM

thanks a lot it does help

aizkorri · 02-17-2004, 07:51 AM

nice that it helped, by the way, welcome to LQ