Beginning Modern Unix: Learn to Live Comfortably in a Modern Unix Environment

Part 3Preparing for Part III

Preparing for Part III

To proceed further into the last phase of your Unix essay—programming with Unix—you need three commands in your system: c++, dialog, and valac .

Note the following:

• Yes, we’ll be using the C++ compiler (c++/g++), not cc or gcc.

• FreeBSD always has dialog as well as c++ in its base system.

• All commands are available (either already installed or can be downloaded) under Unix as well the Unix emulator Cygwin (and its fork Babun too).

Here are notes for installation (if and as needed) of c++, dialog, and valac:

• The dialog command always corresponds to the package dialog. If your box is missing the dialog command, just install the package with the same name.

• The C++ compiler is typically available under FreeBSD ...