At IU, what C compilers are available on the UITS central systems?

The UITS central Unix systems (Big Red and Quarry) at Indiana University have at least two C compilers: GNU C (gcc) and a vendor-specific compiler (often cc).

To use gcc on any of these systems, at the Unix prompt, enter:

For the ANSI gcc compiler, at the Unix prompt, enter:

In both examples, replace filename.c with the name of your C file.

For documentation on the GNU C compiler, refer to the gcc man page. For vendor-specific compilers, documentation is often available under the man pages for cc.

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