This section lists the procedures you must perform before, during, and after an advanced installation.
If you want to maintain multiple versions of XL C/C++ in the same location on the same system, you should follow the steps outlined in the following table.
| Task | For more information, see . . . |
|---|---|
| Become either the root user or a user with administrator privileges. | Documentation supplied with the operating system. |
| If you do not need to maintain multiple versions of the product on your system, remove any existing versions of IBM XL C/C++ for Linux . | Uninstalling IBM XL C/C++ for Linux, V11.1 |
| Ensure that all system prerequisites are satisfied. | System prerequisites |
| Install IBM® XL C/C++ for Linux®, V11.1. | Installing XL C/C++ to the same location as an earlier version (for advanced users) |
| Use the vac_configure tool to configure the compiler. | Running the vac_configure utility directly (for advanced users) |
| Confirm that the compiler packages were successfully installed, and test the installation. | |
| Enable the compiler man pages. | Enabling the man pages |
| If your system locale and/or encoding are not en_US, enable the compiler error messages for your locale. Otherwise, you can skip this step. | Enabling the error messages |
| (Optional) Set up the environment to locate the invocation commands without the full path. | Setting up the environment for the invocation commands |
If you want to install IBM XL C/C++ for Linux, V11.1 to a non-default location, separate from any other versions of XL C/C++ on the same system, you should follow the steps outlined in the following table.
| Task | For more information, see . . . |
|---|---|
| Become either the root user or a user with administrator privileges. | Documentation supplied with the operating system. |
| If you do not need to maintain multiple versions of the product on your system, remove any existing versions of IBM XL C/C++ for Linux . | Uninstalling IBM XL C/C++ for Linux, V11.1 |
| Ensure that all system prerequisites are satisfied. | System prerequisites |
| Install IBM XL C/C++ for Linux, V11.1. | Installing XL C/C++ to a location separate from earlier versions (for advanced users) |
| Use the new_install or vac_configure tool to configure the compiler. | Configuring IBM XL C/C++ for Linux, V11.1 (for advanced users) |
| Confirm that the compiler packages were successfully installed, and test the installation. | |
| Enable the compiler man pages. | Enabling the man pages |
| If your system locale and/or encoding are not en_US, enable the compiler error messages for your locale. Otherwise, you can skip this step. | Enabling the error messages |
| (Optional) Set up the environment to locate the invocation commands without the full path. | Setting up the environment for the invocation commands |