How To Install mcpp on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mcpp on AlmaLinux 8.
What is mcpp
C/C++ preprocessor defines and expands macros and processes ‘#if’, ‘#include’ and some other directives. MCPP is an alternative C/C++ preprocessor with the highest conformance. It supports multiple standards MCPP is especially useful for debugging a source program which uses complicated macros and also useful for checking portability of a source. Though mcpp could be built as a replacement of GCC’s resident preprocessor or as a stand-alone program without using library build of mcpp, this package installs only a program named ‘mcpp’ which links shared library of mcpp and behaves independent from GCC.
We can use yum or dnf to install mcpp on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mcpp.
Install mcpp on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install mcpp using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install mcpp
Install mcpp on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install mcpp using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install mcpp
How To Uninstall mcpp on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the mcpp package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove mcpp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mcpp on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.