Basic toolchain

A functional compiler, assembler and linker are required to build C++ code.

System	Package
BSD Ports	N/A*
Debian/Ubuntu	build-essential
Homebrew	N/A†
RedHat/CentOS	N/A‡
Windows	N/A§

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Available by default

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Install Xcode from the Mac App Store

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Run yum groupinstall "Development Tools". For RHEL6/CentOS 6, you might additionally want to install Devtoolset-3 to obtain a more recent compiler.

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Install Visual Studio 2015 or 2013. Any of the full versions or the free Community edition will work. The Community edition may be downloaded here