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:
You can use either of the following operating systems supported by the IBM Power Systems servers:
You can use any of the IBM Power Systems servers as long as it is supported by your operating system distribution. For a complete list of the new IBM Power Systems servers, see http://www.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/.
To verify that you have enough hard disk space available, see Verifying the amount of hard disk space available.
To determine which GNU and Perl packages are required to run the compiler on your operating system, consult the relevant table below. To verify that the required packages are installed, see Verifying that the required GNU and Perl packages are installed
| 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.
|
| 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.
|
| 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.
|
To view the documentation that is packaged with IBM XL C/C++ for Linux, V11.1 you will need: