How To Install mcpp on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mcpp on Debian 9.
What is mcpp
mcpp is:
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: K&R, ISO C90, ISO C99, and ISO C++98. 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.
There are three methods to install mcpp on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mcpp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mcpp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mcpp
Install mcpp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mcpp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mcpp
Install mcpp Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install mcpp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mcpp
How To Uninstall mcpp on Debian 9
To uninstall only the mcpp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mcpp
Uninstall mcpp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mcpp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mcpp
Remove mcpp Configurations and Data
To remove mcpp configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mcpp
Remove mcpp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mcpp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mcpp
Dependencies
mcpp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mcpp package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.