Updating to the latest fix pack

A fix pack of IBM® Open XL C/C++ for Linux® on Power® provides a fix or multiple fixes to the product.

You can download updates from Fix list for IBM Open XL C/C++ for Linux on Power.

The following diagram shows the procedure to apply an update to your compiler.

This image shows the process of updating using fix packs. Download package Test fix pack Update nondefault installation Update default installation Test (optional) Set up (optional)

Every fix pack comes in the tar.gz (compressed) format and includes a version of the install utility that is customized to install only the update that accompanies it. When you have any version of IBM Open XL C/C++ for Linux on Power installed on your system, an earlier update included, you can apply the latest update.