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Installing gcc 4.8 and Linuxbrew on CentOS 6

Installing gcc 4.8 and Linuxbrew on CentOS 6

The GCC distributed with CentOS 6 is 4.4.7, which is pretty outdated. I'd like to use gcc 4.8+. Also, when trying to install Linuxbrew you run into a dependency loop where Homebrew's gcc depends on zlib, which depends on gcc. Here's how I solved the problem.

Note: Requires sudo privileges.

Resources:

Upgrading gcc

First, verify which version of CentOS you're using:

$ cat /etc/centos-release
CentOS release 6.7 (Final)

Import CERN's GPG key:

sudo rpm --import http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/5x/x86_64/RPM-GPG-KEYs/RPM-GPG-KEY-cern

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

wget -O /etc/yum.repos.d/slc6-devtoolset.repo http://linuxsoft.cern.ch/cern/devtoolset/slc6-devtoolset.repo

Install:

sudo yum install devtoolset-2

Enable the environment:

scl enable devtoolset-2 bash

Test the environment:

$ gcc --version
gcc (GCC) 4.8.2 20140120 (Red Hat 4.8.2-15)
...

$ g++ --version
g++ (GCC) 4.8.2 20140120 (Red Hat 4.8.2-15)
...

$ gfortran --version
GNU Fortran (GCC) 4.8.2 20140120 (Red Hat 4.8.2-15)
...

Optional: Permanently enable scl toolchain by putting this in your .bashrc (warning: don't try to use the scl enable devtoolset-2 bash command from before in your .bashrc. This spawns a new bash shell, and if that's in your .bashrc, it creates a new shell, which loads your .bashrc, which creates a new shell, etc.)

source /opt/rh/devtoolset-2/enable

Installing Linuxbrew

Enable the SCL environment:

scl enable devtoolset-2 bash

Create symlinks to your new gcc/g++/gfortran:

ln -s $(which gcc) `brew --prefix`/bin/gcc-$(gcc -dumpversion |cut -d. -f1,2)
ln -s $(which g++) `brew --prefix`/bin/g++-$(g++ -dumpversion |cut -d. -f1,2)
ln -s $(which gfortran) `brew --prefix`/bin/gfortran-$(gfortran -dumpversion |cut -d. -f1,2)

Install Linuxbrew:

ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/linuxbrew/go/install)"

Add these to your .bashrc, and source it:

export PATH="$HOME/.linuxbrew/bin:$PATH"
export MANPATH="$HOME/.linuxbrew/share/man:$MANPATH"
export INFOPATH="$HOME/.linuxbrew/share/info:$INFOPATH"

Test your installation:

brew install hello
brew test hello
brew remove hello
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Here's how I upgraded gcc on my latest 6.7 build.

$ cat /etc/centos-release
CentOS release 6.7 (Final)

$ sudo yum install centos-release-scl
$ sudo yum install devtoolset-3-toolchain
$ scl enable devtoolset-3 bash

$ gcc --version
gcc (GCC) 4.9.2 20150212 (Red Hat 4.9.2-6)
...

$ g++ --version
g++ (GCC) 4.9.2 20150212 (Red Hat 4.9.2-6)
...

$ gfortran --version
GNU Fortran (GCC) 4.9.2 20150212 (Red Hat 4.9.2-6)
...

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bhavyaw commented Jun 30, 2016

@stephenturner.

Thanks. It worked perfectly!

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belm commented Jul 1, 2016

good work

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belm commented Jul 1, 2016

sudo wget -O /etc/yum.repos.d/slc6-devtoolset.repo http://linuxsoft.cern.ch/cern/devtoolset/slc6-devtoolset.repo
sudo rpm --import http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/5x/x86_64/RPM-GPG-KEYs/RPM-GPG-KEY-cern
sudo yum install devtoolset-2-gcc-c++-4.8.2-15.1.el6
echo "source /opt/rh/devtoolset-2/enable" >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
gcc -v

@timbowhite
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@stephenturner thanks you da real MVP :)

@absolute-quantum
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Why can't I 1+ this man!?!
Thank you @stephenturner !

@Andy5168
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Who can tell me how to resolve C/CXX compiler identification is unknown issue? (RHEL 6 install gcc-4.8.2)
I follow below to install but looks like the compiler is not properly installed
sudo wget -O /etc/yum.repos.d/slc6-devtoolset.repo http://linuxsoft.cern.ch/cern/devtoolset/slc6-devtoolset.repo
sudo rpm --import http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/5x/x86_64/RPM-GPG-KEYs/RPM-GPG-KEY-cern
sudo yum install devtoolset-2-gcc-c++-4.8.2-15.1.el6
echo "source /opt/rh/devtoolset-2/enable" >> ~/.bashrc
Building for SHARP
-- # The C compiler identification is unknown
-- # The CXX compiler identification is unknown
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - failed
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - failed
I got GCC version 4.8.2 that is fine

cc -v

Using built-in specs.
COLLECT_GCC=cc
COLLECT_LTO_WRAPPER=/opt/rh/devtoolset-2/root/usr/libexec/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/4.8.2/lto-wrapper
Target: x86_64-redhat-linux
Configured with: ../configure --prefix=/opt/rh/devtoolset-2/root/usr --mandir=/opt/rh/devtoolset-2/root/usr/share/man --infodir=/opt/rh/devtoolset-2/root/usr/share/info --with-bugurl=http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla --enable-bootstrap --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --enable-checking=release --with-system-zlib --enable-__cxa_atexit --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-linker-build-id --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,lto --enable-plugin --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --enable-initfini-array --disable-libgcj --with-isl=/builddir/build/BUILD/gcc-4.8.2-20140120/obj-x86_64-redhat-linux/isl-install --with-cloog=/builddir/build/BUILD/gcc-4.8.2-20140120/obj-x86_64-redhat-linux/cloog-install --with-mpc=/builddir/build/BUILD/gcc-4.8.2-20140120/obj-x86_64-redhat-linux/mpc-install --with-tune=generic --with-arch_32=i686 --build=x86_64-redhat-linux
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.8.2 20140120 (Red Hat 4.8.2-15) (GCC)

Thanks!

@fahadmehar
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I have this issue on my Centos 7

checking for gcc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cl.exe... no
configure: error: in /home/Statistics/eggdrop-1.8': configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH See config.log' for more details

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nice work

@LeanNetwork
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@stephenturner Thanks a lot! I upgraded gcc successfully follow your tips, but gcc go back to original version again when I log in the server using ssh again.

@agcarlon
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I did what stephenturner said:

$ cat /etc/centos-release
CentOS release 6.9 (Final)

$ sudo yum install centos-release-scl
$ sudo yum install devtoolset-3-toolchain
$ scl enable devtoolset-3 bash

$ gcc --version
gcc (GCC) 4.9.2 20150212 (Red Hat 4.9.2-6)

but when I try to cmake my package it says

bash-4.1$ cmake ..
CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:28 (message):
GCC version must be at least 4.6 (for sufficient C++11 support. You have
version 4.4.7

-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!

I tried running

scl enable devtoolset-3 'cmake ..'

same error.
What should I do?

@tegansnyder
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Here is how I got mine working on RHEL 6.8

cd /etc/pki/rpm-gpg
wget http://linuxsoft.cern.ch/cern/scl/RPM-GPG-KEY-cern

cd /etc/yum.repos.d
wget http://linuxsoft.cern.ch/cern/scl/slc6-scl.repo

yum install -y devtoolset-3-gcc-c++

# switch to new gcc
source /opt/rh/devtoolset-3/enable
gcc -v

@jinleileiking
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bravo!

@jonefeewang
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Thanks, this is also working on CentOS 6.4
but with a small issue. For Chinese users, the repo uses "mirrorlist.centos.org"/.. as the base URL. it will be very slow, change it "mirrors.163.com" will be much faster.

@agcarlon
apparently, your old version GCC is still in the $PATH, change it. clean your package's work space and retry.

@jbenjam
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jbenjam commented Sep 20, 2017

I have a related question: I'm trying to build a testing environment for multiple versions of gfortran, and would like to locally install different versions of gcc and be able to switch between them.

I do not have root or sudo access, and yum localinstall is not allowed. Brew is not installed.

I'd like to test versions 4.4 - 8.x, and would be testing the latest stable release version in each major revision.

Running CentOS release 6.9 (Final) [2.6.32-431.20.3.el6.centos.plus.x86_64]

The current version of gcc is

gcc (GCC) 4.4.7 20120313 (Red Hat 4.4.7-18)

What's an effective way of doing this?

@remoharsono
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@stephenturner thank you, it's work on my centos 6.9

@tkhk11
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tkhk11 commented Dec 3, 2017

@tegansnyder I followed your instruction. When executing yum install -y devtoolset-3-gcc-c++, I got the following error:

Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit, security, ulninfo
Setting up Install Process
slc6-scl | 2.6 kB 00:00
slc6-scl/primary_db | 1.0 MB 00:02
http://people.centos.org/tru/devtools-2/6Server/x86_64/RPMS/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] PYCURL ERROR 22 - "The requested URL returned error: 404 Not Found"
Trying other mirror.
Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: testing-devtools-2-centos-6Server. Please verify its path and try again

My centos is Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.9 (Santiago). my gcc is gcc (GCC) 4.4.7 20120313 (Red Hat 4.4.7-18).
I am a novice to Linux.

Could you help me to solve this error?

@leizongmin
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Cannot import the CERN's GPG key. I use this command to instead of it:

rpm --import http://linuxsoft.cern.ch/cern/slc6X/x86_64/RPM-GPG-KEY-cern

@wangxianhe
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@stephenturner
Great!
thank you so much!

@daehyeon-han
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Thank you! I solve the problem.

@ichandan16
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yum install -y devtoolset-3-gcc-c++

Awesome! Thank you!!!

@thevbw
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thevbw commented Feb 23, 2020

the rpm --import command failed with Error 404, where is the new file location?

@xiaotianhu
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Here is how I got mine working on RHEL 6.8

cd /etc/pki/rpm-gpg
wget http://linuxsoft.cern.ch/cern/scl/RPM-GPG-KEY-cern

cd /etc/yum.repos.d
wget http://linuxsoft.cern.ch/cern/scl/slc6-scl.repo

yum install -y devtoolset-3-gcc-c++

# switch to new gcc
source /opt/rh/devtoolset-3/enable
gcc -v

works! really great help

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