Before you perform a basic installation, you must make sure that you have a user account with administrator privileges and that your system meets all system requirements. After you have finished installing the compiler, you must confirm that the installation has been successful and enable the man pages of the compiler.
The following table outlines the procedure for basic installation.
| Steps | References |
|---|---|
| Become either the root user or a user with administrator privileges. | Documentation supplied with the operating system. |
| Ensure that all system prerequisites are satisfied. | System prerequisites |
| Use the bundle installation method, SMIT, or the installp command to install and configure the compiler, using the default paths. | Using the bundle installation method, Using SMIT, or Using installp |
| Confirm that the compiler packages have been successfully installed, and test the installation. | Checking compiler and fileset information, Testing the installation |
| Enable the compiler man pages. | Enabling the manual pages |
| If your system locale or encoding, or both are not en_US, enable the compile-time error messages. Otherwise, skip this step. | Enabling the XL C/C++ error messages |