c compiler for solaris 10



first off, i am all new to unix, so when i require for help, could people please response in plain english and step by step.

i am enrol in a university course to do c programming in unix environment. thus i have downloaded the solaris 10 unix os. being solaris, i believe it has java programming support rather than c programming.

so i need a c compiler. is that all i need for making c programs?

what is a reliable and user friendly c compiler? please supply the url for download and documentations about it if exists.

i know i will likely download a *.tar.gz file. can someone explain how to unzip it and where the unzip file should go. (i'm sorry, i come from a window platform, i am clueless with zip type on unix.)


and once the file is unzip, how do i execute or install the c compiler?

please note: i am on solaris os, please give instructions that is compatible (work) with this distribution.

thank you in advance.

go to http://developers.sun.com/prodtech/...loads/index.jsp and download sun studio 11.

there are full install instructions linked from the download page.

jdk is all that is needed to develop java programs.

you need a c compiler for c programs and a c++ for c++.

gnu do a good c and c++ (gcc and g++), this is standard on linux, *bsds and most unix operating systems.

similarly sun's studio11 provide excellent c and c++.