[CentOS] which gcc package?

Sat May 8 13:55:27 UTC 2010
Benjamin Franz <jfranz at freerun.com>

On 05/08/2010 06:23 AM, Michael Klinosky wrote:
> Hello.
> I tried to compile a program (plugger), but I don't have *any* sort of
> compiler installed. This is on Cent5.3.
>
>    
[...]
> I tried a google.com/linux search - the only link that seemed helpful
> was  http://gcc.gnu.org/  -- where I found only this:
> "The core distribution includes the C language front end as well as the
> shared components." I have no clue which package would be the FE, and
> what the shared components are. Perhaps 1 of those packages is the core?
>    

I would use a group install rather than messing around package by 
package. As root run:

yum groupinstall 'Development Libraries' 'Development Tools'

-- 
Benjamin Franz