You can use the xlc_install utility to update XL C/C++ V8.0 for Blue Gene when all the following conditions have been met:
When you run the xlc_install utility to apply an update, it does the following:
To run the xlc_install utility to apply an update for IBM XL C/C++ Advanced Edition V8.0 for Blue Gene:
# cd /home/root/update/xlc/mmmYYYYwhere mmmYYYY is the month and year of the update shipment date. (For example, jun2006 indicates a shipment date in June of 2006.)
# ./xlc_install -UFor additional arguments that you can specify for xlc_install, see xlc_install options.
You are prompted to uninstall any previously installed XL C/C++ V8.0 for Blue Gene packages.
You are prompted to uninstall any XL SMP and MASS packages that were previously installed with XL C/C++ V8.0 for Blue Gene.
You are presented with the licensing agreement and licensing information.
You are prompted to create symbolic links for the compiler invocations in the /usr/bin/ directory.
If you chose to create symbolic links, the following links are created in the /usr/bin/ subdirectory: