Re: gcc AIX binary for PASE

[Scott Klement <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Brian,

In a recent thread, Martin Rowe pointed out that there's a mirror of the 
AIX PDSLIB at the following link.  You might try grabbing a copy of GCC 
from that link:
http://computer-refuge.org/classiccmp/aixpdslib/pub/

Good luck!

Brian Dolinar wrote:
> Grr, now that http://aixpdslib.seas.ucla.edu is offline, I am struggling to 
> find a binary version of gcc for PASE for V5R3 (which is actually AIX 5.2)
>
> Course, the IBM website 
> http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/p/os/aix/linux/index.html "AIX Toolbox for 
> Linux Applications" would seem to be a place to get things, including gcc.
>
> But to get stuff from the toolbox, you have to install the RPM package 
> manager.  Sure, great.  Oh, and RPM uses the "installp" utility.
>
> And, of course, from IBM "OS/400 PASE does not support the AIX smit or 
> installp utilities typically used to install applications on an AIX system"
> http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r3/topic/rzalf/rzalfinstcomp.htm
>
> The alternative AIX binary site, http://www.bullfreeware.com/, has gcc, 
> albeit older versions.  But they are .exe files which I have been unable to 
> open.
>
> Ack!  Chicken - egg - time paradox - hair pulling - gnashing of teeth.
>
> I am hoping that I have missed something easy here and throw myself on the 
> mercy of the newsgroup for any and all suggestions.
>
> Brian.
>
> =====
> Brian Dolinar