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Hi,

I find myself needing to use an old version of gcc. Is this possible in Mageia (other than building gcc itself from source)?

Razvan

Can you be more specific, how old is old? We still offer 3.3 via the repos: https://madb.mageia.org/package/show/ap ... ame/gcc3.3

doktor5000 wrote:Can you be more specific, how old is old? We still offer 3.3 via the repos: https://madb.mageia.org/package/show/ap ... ame/gcc3.3

Yes, I saw those packages. I need 4.6.

For what exactly?
Best bet is to either compile it yourself with some custom prefix like /usr/local or /opt or so or to use the src.rpm from an earlier Mageia release and adjust that to install into a custom prefix.
Last mga release that had gcc 4.6 was mga2: http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/p ... a2.src.rpm

You could also build a virtual machine using a version of Linux that contains the gcc you want. I personally would find this to be easier than building a separate toolchain on my workstation; you might not agree.

doktor5000 wrote:For what exactly?
Best bet is to either compile it yourself with some custom prefix like /usr/local or /opt or so or to use the src.rpm from an earlier Mageia release and adjust that to install into a custom prefix.
Last mga release that had gcc 4.6 was mga2: http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/p ... a2.src.rpm

It's strange, I know. I need it to compile an old android version. I thought I might have to go with a VM, but hey, it never hurts to ask. Thanks.

That's probably your best bet as you may also need some other versions of e.g. binutils or libc compiled with that older gcc ...