How this document is organized

This book is organized to reflect the pre-installation, installation, post-installation, and troubleshooting phases of an installation of XL C/C++ Advanced Edition V8.0 for Linux.

Table 1. Phases of a basic XL C/C++ V8.0 installation
Phase Topics Customer segment
Pre-installation Before installing XL C/C++ V8.0 All customers
Installation Basic installation Customers with the following needs:
  • Want to use the simplest, most direct installation process
  • Do not have any special requirements, such as use of multiple versions of XL C/C++ compilers
Updating XL C/C++ V8.0 Customers who want to update XL C/C++ V8.0 to the next fix level
Use the information in these chapters if:
  • You want to install the compiler in a non-default location.
  • You want to have multiple XL C/C++ versions on the same system.
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Post-installation After installing XL C/C++ V8.0 All customers
Product removal Uninstalling XL C/C++ Any customer who needs to remove an XL C/C++ compiler from the computer
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting the installation and configuration Any customer who needs to know how to respond to an error message or unexpected results during the installation or configuration of XL C/C++ V8.0