The installation image and filesets

The installation image contains filesets for all the components of the compiler for all supported language locales.

Filesets
The image includes filesets for the compiler components.
Preparing the electronic distribution package
If you have downloaded the XL C/C++ electronic distribution package, IBM_XL_C_CPP_V13.1.2.0_AIX.tar.Z, follow the steps described in this topic before the installation.
National language support
The LANG environment variable determines which message catalogs are used. All message catalogs are installed by default. If LANG is not defined or is assigned an unsupported locale, en_US message catalogs are used. This topic introduces a list of available locales.

Parent topic: Before installing XL C/C++