Re: getting gcc rpms for older versions

[Jim Wilson <wilson at specifixinc dot com>]

Jeevan, Joseph John wrote:
> what is the oldest version for which gcc rpm is available.
> where is it available ?

We don't distribute rpms.  That is a linux (maybe Red Hat Linux?) 
specific format.  We distribute compressed tar files.  We also only 
distribute sources.  If you want binaries, you have build them yourself, 
or get them from someone else, such as the vendor of your OS.

You can find old gcc releases in ftp://gcc.gnu.org/pub/gcc/old-releases. 
 The oldest one there is gcc-1.21 from 1988.

Old gcc releases may not work on your system.  They may not have support 
for your system as a host.  They may not have support for your system as 
a target.  Even if they have both, they may not work because of bad 
interactions with other parts of your system, such as the C library, the 
assembler and linker, etc.  The interfaces between gcc and these other 
packages change over time, and often they don't include backward 
compatibility for old gcc releases.
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Jim Wilson, GNU Tools Support, http://www.SpecifixInc.com