Running the rpm utility for a new installation (SLES)

The rpm utility is the alternative utility for installing XL C/C++ on SLES.

About this task

Note: The installation instructions provided in this topic assume that the product DVD is mounted on the /cdrom directory in the system.

Procedure

  1. Install the prerequisite software packages: 
       zypper install gcc\>=4.8 gcc-c++\>=4.8 perl\>=5.18.2
  2. Install all compiler packages into the default location, /opt/ibm/: 
       rpm -Uvh /cdrom/images/littleEndian/sles/*.rpm

What to do next

After you have installed all the compiler packages, follow the steps in Configuring IBM XL C/C++ for Linux, V13.1.5 to review the license and configure the compiler.

Parent topic: Basic installation


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