thufir wrote: I just get errors regarding gcc. I installed libstdc++-devel-3.4.2-6.fc3.i386.rpm thinking that was gcc.
which rpm has gcc, assuming that's what's required? [..]
is it gcc-3.4.2-6.fc3.i386.rpm?
i'll reboot with that one and try again, just shooting in the dark.
Look in the Fedora/RPMS directory of your DVD. You will find there a gcc rpm. If you want to build c++ programs too, which appears to be the case, you'll also need the gcc-c++ package.
Once you have your yum repo up and running, you could just use:
# yum install gcc gcc-c++
Paul.