> > Are you sure of this, Jeremy? > > I just checked the online package repository for SuSE at > ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/current/suse/i586, and there I see > all the usual compiler packages ... for example: gcc (the C compiler), > g++ (the C++ variant of gcc), the *-devel header files for the > libraries, gdb (the standard debugger) and ddd (its X frontend). > > I suspect that either what you bought was a limited subset of SuSE ... > possible, I suppose, since the iso image for the full distro is about > 3.5 GB, requiring a DVD to hold it ... or you misunderstood the docs > that came with what you got. > > I can't recall ever seeing a full-size Linux distro that did not > include the full suite of compilers it needed to compile all its own > source. If nothing else, you need this to compile custom kernels, a > fairly common activity among experienced users of all distros. > > And as we all know, anyone who provides you with a CD or DVD of > binaries needs to provide you with access to the associated source, at > least for the GPL'd packages. > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > linux-newbie" in > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs > The version I purchased was the cheapest version of 9.1, and I found out later that their was no compiler from reading on the net. I could be mistaken, as I was extremely new to linux at the time, but either their was no gcc, or it was not in root's or my user path. I tend to lean toward what I read on the net. I did just examine Suse's website, and it apears to have been redesigned, and has new versions. After reading about 9.2 professional, I would agree that there should be a C compiler in it.
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