bison +versionwill print the version number if bison is in your path. If not then: Download bison-1.25.tar.gz (200KB) and install it. It's pretty straightforward but you should read the installation instructions. On my machine,
./configure make installsuffices but that's because I have permission to write to /usr/local.
If for some reason you do not want to build the graphical interface version of neuron then there is no need to carry out the following steps.
gcc -vand if the version isn't later than 2.4.5 (I am using 2.7.2 then): Download gcc-2.7.2.tar.gz (7MB) and install it. This is less straightforward so take a look at Installing gcc. Here's a shell script that I modify and run when new versions come out that makes the installation particularly simple for my particular environment. The --prefix options are almost certainly unsuitable for you but at least it illustrates the process. You will also need the c++ library. Download libg++-2.7.1.tar.gz (1.6MB), and install it.
idrawbrings up a MacDraw like drawing editor. Otherwise: Download iv3.2a.hines6.tar.Z (3.1MB) and install it . This one may drive you nuts unless you read Installing InterViews. The most common problems are when the x include files and libraries are not in /usr/include/X11 and /usr/lib/X11 respectively. In that case you need to specify the paths explicitly in iv/src/config/InterViews/local.def. The interviews version above can be compiled with gcc2.7.2 which can make shared libraries on a variety of machines including LINUX.