Is it Possible to install gcc of RedHat 7.2 on RedHat 8.0?

[sasj0e]

Hi
I have a RedHat 8.0 machine with gcc version 3.2.For some crosscheck, I need to install gcc 2.96 which comes with Red Hat 7.2.Is it possible to install 2.96 version on Red Hat 8.0?
Pls help me on this.
sas

 

[Stingreen]

Here is a small script for you.

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rpm -e gcc --nodeps
cd /root
wget ftp://ftp.rpmfind.net/linux/redhat/7.2/en/os/i386/RedHat/RPMS/gcc-2.96-98.i386.rpm

rpm -ivh gcc-2.96-98.i386.rpm
# or rpm -i gcc-2.96-98.i386.rpm ( choose either one )

exit 0

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[sasj0e]

Yeah I knew this.But there were few dependencies to be installed,.Mainly the version of cpp should match with the gcc version.
I have downloaded dependencies also and its workin fine now.
thanks for the suggestion.
sas

 

[MarcMunill]

Hi sasj0e and everybody, I've have the same goal: install gcc 2.96 on rh 8.0.

To do it I need the right cpp packages. When installing them I've conflicts with current rh8.0 packages. If I try to uninstall the rh8.0 ones (for instance gcc-c++, libstdc++...) in order to substitute them by the rh7.2 packages (which belongs to gcc 2.96) I realise that there're a big bunch of rh8.0 packages depending on them.

How have you solved it?

Marc

 

[gmontano]

do a search for installing oracle on redhat 7.2 , you have to change the gcc, etc .. basically what it involves is moving the old binaries somewhere else, creating links where they were to the older version, then when done, removing links and putting newer version back where it belongs.

 

[danielhozac]

You should be able to install the [tt]compat-gcc[/tt] family of packages without any problems. That should give you access to gcc 2.

//Daniel