To use XL C/C++ V8.0 without typing the complete path, you can create symbolic links in the /usr/bin/ directory for the specific invocations contained in the xlcmp_path /vacpp/8.0 /bin/ directory.

If you have not already done so when you ran xlc_install, you can create the symbolic links for the following XL C/C++ V8.0 invocations:

Links to some invocations are not recommended, either because they delete user-defined or GCC invocations or because they are not compiler invocation commands. These include the following commands:

Use the following command to create a symbolic link:

ln -s xlcmp_path/vacpp/8.0/bin/invocation /usr/bin/invocation

where:

Basic example: Command to create a symbolic link to the XL C/C++ V8.0 xlC invocation

This example assumes that the entire XL C/C++ V8.0 is installed in the default location /opt/ibmcmp/.

ln -s /opt/ibmcmp/vacpp/8.0/bin/xlC /usr/bin/xlC