Tasks for basic installation

It is highly recommended that you use the "basic", or default, method of installation, as long as all of the following are true: If these conditions match your needs, the basic installation is the easiest and fastest method, as it allows you to automatically uninstall previous versions of the compiler, install the latest version, and configure the compiler, all through the use of a single installation tool.

If you are installing XL Fortran V10.1 for the first time, perform the steps listed in Table 1. If you are installing an update to XL Fortran V10.1, perform the steps listed in Table 2.

Table 1. Steps for basic installation: new or upgrade installation
Task For more information, see . . .
Become either the root user or a user with administrator privileges. Documentation supplied with the operating system.
Ensure that all system prerequisites are satisfied. System prerequisites
Use the xlf_install tool to install and configure the compiler, using the default paths. Basic installation
Confirm that the compiler packages were successfully installed, and test the installation.
Enable the compiler man pages. Enabling the man pages
If your system locale and/or encoding are not English (en_US), enable the compiler error messages. Otherwise, you can skip this step. Enabling the error messages
(Optional) If you did not choose to create symbolic links to the compiler invocation commands during the installation process, set up the environment to locate the invocation commands without the full path. Otherwise, you can skip this step. Setting up the environment for the invocation commands
Table 2. Steps for basic installation: update installation
Task For more information, see . . .
Become either the root user or a user with administrator privileges. Documentation supplied with the operating system.
Ensure that all system prerequisites are satisfied. System prerequisites
Use the xlf_install tool to install the update packages. Running the xlf_install utility to update a basic installation
Confirm that the compiler packages were successfully installed, and test the installation.
(Optional) If you did not choose to create symbolic links to the compiler invocation commands during the update process, set up the environment to locate the invocation commands without the full path. Otherwise, you can skip this step. Setting up the environment for the invocation commands