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2.2. OK, I've obtained gcc; what else do I need?

First off, you'll want libg++ as you can do almost nothing without it (unless you replace it with some other class library).

Second, depending on your platform, you may need "gas", the GNU assembler, or the GNU linker (see next question).

Finally, while it is not required, you'll almost certainly want the GNU debugger, gdb. The latest version is 4.12, released Feb. 3, 1994. Other debuggers (like dbx, for example) will normally not be able to understand at least some of the debug information produced by g++.