how to install newer GCC version in CentOS 5.7?
- by gkdsp
Using CentOS 5.7, how do I install GCC version 4.6? I just installed version 4.4 using
# yum install gcc44
but that version still doesn't support variable length arrays from C99 standard. I don't see a newer version than 4.4 when I type:
[root@host2 /etc]# yum list gcc\*
Excluding Packages in global exclude list
Finished
Installed Packages
gcc.x86_64 4.1.2-51.el5 installed
gcc-c++.x86_64 4.1.2-51.el5 installed
gcc-gfortran.x86_64 4.1.2-51.el5 installed
gcc44.x86_64 4.4.4-13.el5 installed
Available Packages
gcc-gnat.x86_64 4.1.2-51.el5 system-base
gcc-java.x86_64 4.1.2-51.el5 system-base
gcc-objc.x86_64 4.1.2-51.el5 system-base
gcc-objc++.x86_64 4.1.2-51.el5 system-base
gcc44-c++.x86_64 4.4.4-13.el5 system-base
gcc44-gfortran.x86_64 4.4.4-13.el5 system-base
I wonder if the newer versions of GCC are not available to CentOS because they're deemed not yet reliable/stable enough (?)
Can I download gcc-4.5.3.tar.gz from here:
http://fileboar.com/gcc/releases/gcc-4.5.3/
but then how to install?
