Install GCC 4.8.1 and other Scientitic Packages via Yum on CentOS


Do take a look at Linux @ CERN for the documentation on how to use yum to install devtoolset which contain the following packages. The latest version for CentOS 6 is devtoolset-2.1. Here is a summary of the Linux @ CERN

CentOS 6 / SL 6

Developer Toolset 2.1 provides following tools:

  • gcc/g++/gfortran – GNU Compiler Collection – version 4.8.2
  • gdb – GNU Debugger – version 7.6.34
  • binutils – A GNU collection of binary utilities – version 2.23.52
  • elfutils – A collection of utilities and DSOs to handle compiled objects – version 0.155
  • dwz – DWARF optimization and duplicate removal tool – version 0.11
  • systemtap – Programmable system-wide instrumentation system – version 2.1
  • valgrind – Tool for finding memory management bugs in programs – version 3.8.1
  • oprofile – System wide profiler – version 0.9.8
  • eclipse – An Integrated Development Environment – version 4.3.1 (Kepler)

CentOS 5 / SL 5

Developer Toolset 1.1 provides following tools:

  • gcc/g++/gfortran – GNU Compiler Collection – version 4.7.2
  • gdb – GNU Debugger – version 7.5
  • binutils – A GNU collection of binary utilities – version 2.23.51
  • elfutils – A collection of utilities and DSOs to handle compiled objects – version 0.154
  • dwz – DWARF optimization and duplicate removal tool – version 0.7
  • systemtap – Programmable system-wide instrumentation system – version 1.8
  • valgrind – Tool for finding memory management bugs in programs – version 3.8.1
  • oprofile – System wide profiler – version 0.9.7

Installation and Enablement

CentOS 6 / SL 6

Save repository information as /etc/yum.repos.d/slc6-devtoolset.repo on your system:

# cd /etc/yum.repos.d/ 
# wget -O /etc/yum.repos.d/slc6-devtoolset.repo http://linuxsoft.cern.ch/cern/devtoolset/slc6-devtoolset.repo
# yum install devtoolset-2 --nogpgcheck
# scl enable devtoolset-2 bash

CentOS 5 / SL 5

Save repository information as /etc/yum.repos.d/slc5-devtoolset.repo on your system:

# cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
# wget -O /etc/yum.repos.d/slc5-devtoolset.repo http://linuxsoft.cern.ch/cern/devtoolset/slc5-devtoolset.repo
# yum install devtoolset-1.1
# scl enable devtoolset-1.1 bash
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