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Subject:    -5- Where's the C compiler?
Date: Mon May 22 11:49:44 CDT 2000

  For IRIX 5.3, IDO is now available on the web free. See
  http://www.sgi.com/developers/devtools/apis/ido.html
  Complete with C compiler, headers, libraries, and tools.

  For IRIX 6.2-6.4, one needs IDF/IDL plus a compiler.  Purchase a
  C compiler from SGI (IDF/IDL come with the compiler) or download
  IDF/IDL (and gcc) for free.  IDF/IDL images for 6.2, 6.3, 6.4 are
  at http://www.sgi.com/developers/devtools/apis/idf_idl.html
  Get gcc from http://freeware.sgi.com/ to have a free C compiler.

  For IRIX 6.5, one needs IDF/IDL plus a compiler.  IDF and IDL are
  shipped with IRIX6.5.  Purchase a C compiler from SGI and/or get
  gcc for free from http://freeware.sgi.com/.

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