Need Of binUtils ?

[John Smith]

Does that mean, if i have installed Linux on my system with C development set,
binutils comes along with it.


As a stupid user, i dont know from which project linker has come and
gcc has come. What i meant was if i installed C Language (C
Development set) during Linux Installation i dont need to install
binutils seperately.


Regards,
John

On 5/6/05, Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> wrote:
> Hi John,
> 
> >    Suddenly i have a doubt. why do we need binutils in the first place.
> >    Linux comes with a set of utilities like compiler, linker, ar, asm.
> >    Why do we need binutils ?.
> 
> Because it is the binutils project which has provided the linker, ar,
> asm etc.  (The gcc project has provided the compiler).
> 
> Cheers
>   Nick
> 
>