List,
I had to install GCC C compiler in Kubuntu 6.06, and found that it isn't installed with the default setup. I found out that GCC 4.0 base system (whatever that is) is installed.
I used Adept to install GCC C compiler, assuming it would setup everything that I need to run C programs. You can run the command (sudo apt-get install gcc-4.0) to install GNU C compiler.
Assuming that the installation of the compiler is with all the essential parts to run C programs, I wrote the traditional "HelloWorld" program and compiled it, also passing a parameter to generate a specific output file. The result: "Error: error: stdio.h: No such file or directory"
Logged on to the #gcc channel on IRC and I was told to install libc6-dev. (sudo apt-get install libc6-dev) Now, this is just the C libraries. There are few other packages that would have to be installed for additional support of programming languages.
What next? Compiled and Executed the HelloWorld Program.
Hope this experience helps, newbies like me. :)
For C++, I guess one needs libstdc++6-4.0-dev.
For those with loads of data transfer capabilites (no caps) can use the following command sudo apt-get install build-essentail.
Comments on this post are welcome.
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