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.
Do the following steps to install IBM® XL C/C++ for Linux, V13.1.2:
- Install the prerequisite software packages:
zypper install gcc\>=4.8 gcc-c++\>=4.8 perl\>=5.18.2
- Install all compiler packages into the default location, /opt/ibm/:
rpm -Uvh /cdrom/images/littleEndian/sles/*.rpm
After you have installed all the compiler packages, follow the steps in Configuring IBM XL C/C++ for Linux, V13.1.2 to review the license and configure the compiler.