@ Andrew: Sorry about that. I didn't even realize this mattered....or know what a Linux distribution is. Googling the answer suggested the way to find out is to type 'uname -a' Upon doing so the following appears: Linux linux-gx0b 2.6.25.20-0.5-default #1 SMP 2009-08-14 01:48:11 +0200 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux If it is the case that installing gcc is unnecessary I will be very relieved. Or has that ship sailed? Andrew Haley wrote: > > On 02/09/2010 07:22 PM, afkoeppel wrote: > >> I am brand new to linux/unix and I am trying to install a program that >> requires gfortran. My understanding is that gfortran is part of gcc, and >> that I therefore need to install gcc to run it. > > You almost certainly do not need to build gcc yourself to get gfortran. > > Most, if not all, Linux distributions provide gfortran as a pre-built > package. If you had told us which Linux distribution you were using, > we might have been able to tell you how to install gfortran. > > Andrew. > > > -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Help-building-gcc-tp27520625p27521459.html Sent from the gcc - Help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
