c-compiler software package provides virtual package provided by gcc, gcc-6, gcc-5, clang-3.9, bcc, clang-3.5, clang-3.8, clang-3.7, tcc, you can install in your Debian 9 (Stretch) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install c-compiler
c-compiler is installed in your system.
Make ensure the c-compiler package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep c-compiler*
You will get with c-compiler package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Debian 9 stretch |
| Section | Virtual packages |
| Package | c-compiler |
| Version | |
| Description | virtual package provided by gcc, gcc-6, gcc-5, clang-3.9, bcc, clang-3.5, clang-3.8, clang-3.7, tcc |
| Sub Section | Virtual |