Ev3dev: 【Q】A question about gcc and build-essential

[LEXUGE]

today,I install the gcc by sudo apt-get install gcc
Now,it can compile and run the C program.
But,the person from Internet said:"You must install build-essential"
Must I install it?If I install it.What can it do?

[mob41]

@LEXUGE Actually, these questions about Linux should not be asked at here, as they are not related to ev3dev. You should ask these questions like on stackexchange.com.

I actually don't install gcc and build-essential on my ev3dev environment. You should install it to a development machine (A machine for developing programs)

[LEXUGE]

@dlech

[dlech]

Must I install it?If I install it.What can it do?

You can do whatever you want to. build-essential also installs make which is useful when compiling more than one file. Beyond that, I don't really know what else it provides. This is not my area of expertise.

[LEXUGE]

@dlech So,I only install gcc.Can it work to compile one file?I think I don't dev big project/

[dlech]

yes

[LEXUGE]

thank you.the C program can run on the EV3