Preventive Service Planning
Abstract
IBM XL C/C++ for Linux, V11.1 and IBM XL Fortran for Linux, V13.1 were released before RHEL 6, however, as of the November 2010 Updates, they can be used on RHEL 6.
To install these products on RHEL 6 follow the instructions below.
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Only the November 2010 (and later) Updates can be installed on RHEL 6. Any previous level (including the GA) cannot be installed except for the license rpm.
In order to install the compiler (XL C/C++ or XL Fortran) on RHEL 6, follow the instructions below instead of those found in the Installation Guide.
- Download the desired update that includes support for RHEL 6 (November 2010, or the latest level; see the "Related information" section below).
- Locate the license rpm on your installation media (vac.lic-11.1.0.0-100630.ppc64.rpm for XL C/C++; xlf.lic-13.1.0.0-100630.ppc64.rpm for XL Fortran).
- if you have the GA product on CD, and it is mounted at /cdrom; the license file is in /cdrom/images/rpms
- if you have the GA product as an E-Image, and it is uncompressed and unpacked in /home/root; the license file is in /home/root/images/rpms
- Install the license rpm, and accept the license agreement
- XL C/C++: rpm -ivh vac.lic-11.1.0.0-100630.ppc64.rpm
- XL Fortran: rpm -ivh xlf.lic-13.1.0.0-100630.ppc64.rpm
- Follow the instructions for installing the update you downloaded in step 1 from the installation guide:
Related Information
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