On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 12:01 AM, Peter Robinson <pbrobinson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> I need/want/would like to build new node 6 for EL6, but gcc is too old. >>> For that reason, I'd like to use devtoolset-4-gcc, but the build fails >>> (obviously) because the package doesn't exist. >>> >>> So, is there a way to make that work somehow? >>> I am not sure about enabling external repos during build, maybe someone >>> will be wiser. >> >> >> This has already been discussed several times: >> https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/epel-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/message/KSEYFHCLVPK6DZBDOOPMK46AO65V2SM2/ >> https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/epel-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/message/7HWJYGXFOMEROUYY2TQKZLKC2MSAAA7R/ >> https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/epel-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/message/YQLNZYT5ATELGMHNGET7QCOG3S3UIYT5/ >> >> There are some potential roadblocks, but it comes down to someone writing up >> an official proposal and going through the full approval process. > > So one of the major blockers for me for WRT to using DTS in builds it > that it is currently x86_64 only but with the next release, (DTS 6.0) > it will support all the RHEL architectures [1] which certainly make it > easier to support across platforms. We obviously don't want to deal > with it prior to GA and I have no idea when the intended GA is it's > certainly worth discussing further now as to what are the > requirements, advantages, potential issues etc. I think this is now worth revisiting, at least for EL7, now DTS is out and supports key architectures. Thoughts? https://developers.redhat.com/blog/2017/10/25/announcing-release-software-collections-developer-toolset-new-compilers/ _______________________________________________ epel-devel mailing list -- epel-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to epel-devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
