How To Install csmith on Fedora 34

csmith is Tool to generate random C programs for compiler testing Tool to generate random C programs for compiler testing

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install csmith on Fedora 34.

What is csmith

Csmith is a tool that can generate random C programs that statically and dynamically conform to the C99 standard. It is useful for stress-testing compilers, static analyzers, and other tools that process C code csmith 2.4.0 1.fc34 x86_64 384 k csmith-2.4.0-1.fc34.src.rpm fedora Tool to generate random C programs for compiler testing http BSD and GPLv2+ and LGPLv2+ Csmith is a tool that can generate random C programs that statically and dynamically conform to the C99 standard. It is useful for stress-testing compilers, static analyzers, and other tools that process C code

We can use yum or dnf to install csmith on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install csmith.

Install csmith on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install csmith using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install csmith

Install csmith on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install csmith using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install csmith

How To Uninstall csmith on Fedora 34

To uninstall only the csmith package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove csmith

csmith Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/compiler_test.pl
/usr/bin/csmith
/usr/bin/launchn.pl
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/2f
/usr/lib/.build-id/2f/36f5105969d10e1638b513a2cecf2f5c2959aa
/usr/lib/.build-id/68
/usr/lib/.build-id/68/bf0c600c250c0ccb264e43b7513850cd6b5775
/usr/lib/libcsmith.so.0
/usr/lib/libcsmith.so.0.0.0
/usr/share/doc/csmith
/usr/share/doc/csmith/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/csmith/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/csmith/README.md
/usr/share/doc/csmith/TODO
/usr/share/doc/csmith/compiler_test.in
/usr/share/doc/csmith/probabilities.txt
/usr/share/licenses/csmith
/usr/share/licenses/csmith/COPYING
/usr/bin/compiler_test.pl
/usr/bin/csmith
/usr/bin/launchn.pl
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/87
/usr/lib/.build-id/87/f23a5d14c3130e408102ac099e71725b749dcd
/usr/lib/.build-id/8e
/usr/lib/.build-id/8e/a5afc6e7b914ccf8f2c4795e3b4e333ab9b870
/usr/lib64/libcsmith.so.0
/usr/lib64/libcsmith.so.0.0.0
/usr/share/doc/csmith
/usr/share/doc/csmith/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/csmith/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/csmith/README.md
/usr/share/doc/csmith/TODO
/usr/share/doc/csmith/compiler_test.in
/usr/share/doc/csmith/probabilities.txt
/usr/share/licenses/csmith
/usr/share/licenses/csmith/COPYING

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install csmith on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.