[lug] Multiple gcc Versions On Fedora 27?

[Calvin Dodge]

Have you tried using environment modules? You'd install gcc 6 in a
non-standard location, then create a module file which you can load to
use gcc 6 when needed.

Calvin

On Wed, Jun 13, 2018 at 4:12 PM,  <stimits at comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> So my thoughts on cross package management has me thinking about something
> else. I have some software/libraries on my Fedora 27 which can't be used
> with gcc 7, so I am thinking about trying to dual install with gcc 6. The
> trouble is that the ABI has had changes and there are no compat gcc 6
> packages available...the entire linker system would need to exist
> twice...once for the older gcc 6, and once for the current gcc 7. Does
> anyone here have any thoughts on how difficult it would be to get both gcc 6
> and 7 (with linker environments) working simultaneously?
>
> Thanks!
>
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