From: tnp@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 02/02/2026 21:19, rbowman wrote:   
   > On Mon, 2 Feb 2026 15:07:32 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
   >   
   >> gcc used to be part of 'build-essentials' nut I am not sure it isn't a   
   >> default part of most distros these days   
   >   
   >   
   > i think build-essential is the package for Debian derived distros. It's   
   > one the Linux Mint machine I installed recently and the Ubuntu box. The   
   > Fedora and Arch boxes also have gcc and I don't remember explicitly   
   > installing it.   
   >   
   > I do remember being disappointed by earlier distros 'Oh, you wanted to   
   > build something? You need to install...'   
   >   
   Well Mint for sure was never touted as a 'developers system'   
      
   > clang needs to be installed.   
      
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