Installing a compiler by default

[Alan McKinnon]

On Monday 12 June 2006 06:37, Chanchao wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-06-09 at 11:26 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote:
> > > I feel very qualified to answer this as I wouldn't know how to
> > > use a C compiler if my life depended on it.
> >
> > It's easy, and soon becomes very natural.
>
> Sorry, I could have added that I don't think this limits my
> enjoyment of life in any way. :)

It won't :-) 

[snip]

> Right.  :)
>
> And even if all of that succeeds then I have to put all kinds of
> files in various locations manually, perhaps create links, and then
> it still doesn't show up in the menus, then I try to add it
> manually, then I go hunt for an icon...   I think I'll wait until
> it's in the repositories. And if something is THAT fringe that it's
> not in the repositories then where would I go for any support?  In
> that case I'll just pass.

Not everyone needs a compiler, looks like you don't. The way Ubuntu is 
built, the average user doesn't need one and the packagers do all the 
hard work for you, AND they stay up to date on new stuff.

But if you do need a compiler (you'll know if you do) it's not as 
scary a prospect as it might seem.

-- 
If only me, you and dead people understand hex, 
how many people understand hex?

Alan McKinnon
alan at linuxholdings dot co dot za
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