afkoeppel wrote: > > @ 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. >> >> >> > > Oh wait. Disregard that. I think it is openSUSE 11.0 -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Help-building-gcc-tp27520625p27521628.html Sent from the gcc - Help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
