System prerequisites

Ensure that your system meets all prerequisites before installing the product. Failure to meet the requisite requirements will cause the installation or configuration of the compiler to fail.

The following are the requirements for installing IBM® XL C/C++ for Linux®, V11.1:

Note: Packages marked with an asterisk (*) must be available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
Table 1. Required GNU and Perl packages for the RHEL 5.5 operating system
Package name Version requirements
gcc 4.1.2
gcc-c++ 4.1.2
glibc* 2.5
glibc-devel* 2.5
libgcc* 4.1.2
libstdc++* 4.1.2
libstdc++-devel* 4.1.2
perl 5.0 or greater
Note: Perl V5.8 is shipped and automatically installed with the RHEL 5.5 operating system.
Table 2. Required GNU and Perl packages for the SLES 10 SP2 operating system
Package name Version requirements
gcc 4.1.2
gcc-c++ 4.1.2
glibc 2.4
glibc-64bit 2.4
glibc-devel 2.4
glibc-devel-64bit 2.4
libgcc 4.1.2
libgcc-64bit 4.1.2
libstdc++ 4.1.2
libstdc++-devel 4.1.2
libstdc++-64bit 4.1.2
libstdc++-devel-64bit 4.1.2
perl 5.0 or greater
Note: Perl V5.8 is shipped and automatically installed with the SLES 10 SP2 operating system.
Table 3. Required GNU and Perl packages for the SLES 11 SP1 operating system
Package name Version requirements
gcc43-32bit 4.3.3
gcc43 4.3.3
gcc43-c++ 4.3.3
glibc-32bit 2.9
glibc 2.9
glibc-devel-32bit 2.9
glibc-devel 2.9
libgcc43-32bit 4.3.3
libgcc43 4.3.3
libstdc++43-32bit 4.3.3
libstdc++43 4.3.3
libstdc++43-devel-32bit 4.3.3
libstdc++43-devel 4.3.3
perl 5.0 or greater
Note: Perl V5.8 is shipped and automatically installed with the SLES 11 SP1 operating system.

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