Installing IBM Open XL C/C++ for AIX 17.1.0

This section outlines the steps required to install IBM® Open XL C/C++ for AIX® 17.1.0.

The installation procedure is shown in the following workflow diagram:

This image shows the process of installation. Meet installation prerequisites Download package Is the compiler to be installed to the default location? Perform nondefault installation (AIX ) Perform default installation (AIX ) Test (optional) Set up (optional)
Note: Installing this version of the compiler does not remove or change previous versions of the compiler, only the C++ runtime library and the SMP runtime library are migrated to the new versions. This was achieved by differentiating the installation fileset names from those of the previous versions, including the version, release and modification level (V.R.M) in the name, and installing to new locations that include V.R.M in the installation paths.