Doug,
You can identify if gcc is installed by running the following in a terminal:
$ gcc --version
You should be able to install gcc (if it isn't already) using the following instructions:
https://www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5.2/html/Deployment_Guide/pt-pkg-management.html
You are also likely to be interested in the developer tools documentation at the bottom of this page:
https://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/#RHEL5.2
That should get you enough information to get started. You may also have to install development libraries.
WARNING: If neither you nor they have experience with with linux, building software is not always a trivial task. Be prepared to read.
This is a dated howto, that may be a good start:
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/other-formats/pdf/Software-Building-HOWTO.pdf
You'll find lots of other good material at: www.tldp.org
Best regards,
Harvey
----- Original Message ----
> From: "Porter, Doug" <Doug.Porter@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: gcc-help@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 12:59:11 PM
> Subject: GCC Binary CD Question
>
> I'm a Systems Analyst & network administrator in a Windows environment and have
> almost no experience with Linux beyond the basic Linux installation process.
> I'm trying to help a few circuit design engineers in my company set up circuit
> simulation software on Intel 64-bit Redhat Linux ES version 5 , and this
> software requires a C compiler to work efficiently. Neither I nor the design
> engineers have experience with Linux. My apologies for my ignorance in these
> matters, but is there a CD for the binary version of a GCC C compiler that I
> could buy for this hardware & operating system? Figuring out how to install a C
> compiler is likely going to take more time than I can reasonably afford, but I'm
> trying to help out some very frustrated users on a project I have no direct
> responsibility for and am reluctant to leave them to flounder on their own.
>
> Any advice or assistance you could provide would be both helpful and
> appreciated.
>
> Doug Porter
> Systems Analyst
> Cirrus Logic
> 520.690.8651
> doug.porter@xxxxxxxxxx
