The installation packages

Download and view the installation image for IBM® XL C/C++ for Linux, V16.1 before installation.

Download the electronic distribution package

The package for the licensed version is available for download at the IBM Support website.

The package for the Community Edition is available for download at the IBM Marketplace website.

The installation image

The image includes the following files:
  • README files and license agreement files
  • An installation tool, install, to install and configure the compiler based on distribution.
  • A subdirectory that contains files for the little endian compiler, which includes the following files:
    • A README file
    • A set of RPM packages
    • A set of dpkg packages
Table 1 lists the packages that are supplied with the installation image, and the default locations to which they are installed during a default installation. To view package information and the package file list, enter the following rpm or dpkg command:
 rpm -qpil package_name
 dpkg -f package_name
Table 1. IBM XL C/C++ for Linux, V16.1 packages and default installation locations
Package name Package description Default installation location

libxlsmp

IBM SMP runtime package

/opt/ibm/lib/

libxlsmp-devel.5.1.0

IBM SMP library package

/opt/ibm/xlsmp/5.1.0

libxlmass-devel.9.1.0

IBM Mathematical Acceleration Subsystem (MASS) package (Not redistributable)

/opt/ibm/xlmass/9.1.0/lib/
/opt/ibm/xlmass/9.1.0/include/

libxlc

IBM XL C/C++ runtime package

/opt/ibm/lib/

xlc-license.16.1.0

IBM XL C/C++ license package for IBM XL C/C++ for Linux, V16.1 (Not redistributable)

/opt/ibm/xlC/16.1.0/lib/

libxlc-devel.16.1.0

IBM XL C/C++ libraries package

/opt/ibm/xlC/16.1.0/lib/

xlc.16.1.0

IBM XL C/C++ compiler package (Not redistributable)

/opt/ibm/xlC/16.1.0/

Note: /opt/ibm/ is the default prefix for installation of images.

National language support

IBM XL C/C++ for Linux, V16.1 messages support the following language locales:
  • en_US
  • en_US.utf8
  • en_US.UTF-8

en_US is the default locale.



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