compile software with older version of gcc and linux kernel

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Published on 2012-10-15T03:27:53Z Indexed on 2012/10/15 3:41 UTC
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Distributor ID: SUSE LINUX
Description:    openSUSE 11.4 (x86_64)
Release:    11.4
Codename:   Celadon

gcc (SUSE Linux) 4.5.1

Linux linux-14ay 2.6.37.6-0.20-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT 2011-12-19 23:39:38 +0100 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Hello,

I am trying to install software on the above system. However, the software that I need requires an earlier version of gcc (version 4.1) my current install version is 4.5.1. It is possible to install an 4.1 on my current system? Where would I get the gcc version from?

Also, I get this message about the Linux kernel

The current kernel version (2.6.37.6-0.20-desktop) is later than
the version currently supported by this software (2.6.5)

Is it possible to install this earlier kernel. Where would I get that from?

Many thanks for any suggestions,

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