Linux C++ compiler

[Marko Vojinovic]

On Sunday 24 January 2010 18:04:28 Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Sun, 2010-01-24 at 12:58 -0500, Matt Smith wrote:
> > Can anyone recommend a good C++ compiler for Linux, I am very new to
> > Linux (very very new).  Does Fedora 12 come with one?  In Windows i
> > used to write programs using borlands dos console compiler and Dev-C
> > ++.  It would great to get a recommendation for a good one in Linux
> > and how to install it.
> 
> yum install gcc-c++
> 
> Note that this is exactly what you asked for, a C++ compiler. If
> actually want a development environment there are several, e.g. Kdevelop
> under KDE.

And in future you might wish for more than just a c++ compiler. The easiest 
way to install all the "stuff" related to software development is to do a

yum groupinstall "Development Tools"

Best, :-)
Marko