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Obsolete Releases => SME Server 7.x => Topic started by: FreakWent on September 10, 2011, 12:43:05 PM

Title: compiler version is too old
Post by: FreakWent on September 10, 2011, 12:43:05 PM

Hi.

I can't compile rtorrent.  Asking for help on IRC they all laugh at me because

gcc version 3.4.6 20060404 (Red Hat 3.4.6-11)


Now I need 4.3 or better.  Is there an official way that this might be possible?

Title: Re: compiler version is too old
Post by: CharlieBrady on September 10, 2011, 04:08:30 PM

SME server does not include a compiler.

Search for 'rtorrent el4 rpm' and you will find a ready-to-use rpm suitable for SME 7. You don't need to compile it yourself.

Title: Re: compiler version is too old
Post by: FreakWent on September 11, 2011, 01:46:03 AM

I'd rather avoid manually installing rpms, is there a repo I can enable to use yum?

More generally, do you (personally) approve of this approach for any software not included with SME Server?  I've always felt that compiling from source is less likely to break anything important.

Thanks!

PS: The verision I found following your advice is 0.8.0, which is 3.5 years old.

PPS: Is the 8.0 beta 6 stable enough to consider for basic home use, or is it buggy and terrible?


PPPS: I *knew* this would happen!


bash-3.00# rpm -i libtorrent-0.11.9-1.el4.rf.i386.rpm
        package libtorrent-0.11.9-1.el4.rf is already installed
bash-3.00# rpm -e libtorrent-0.11.9-1.el4.rf.i386.rpm
error: package libtorrent-0.11.9-1.el4.rf.i386.rpm is not installed

Dammit.

Title: Re: compiler version is too old
Post by: Stefano on September 11, 2011, 02:02:42 AM

Quote from: FreakWent on September 11, 2011, 01:46:03 AM

I'd rather avoid manually installing rpms, is there a repo I can enable to use yum?

download the rpm and do

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yum localinstall file.rpm
in this way you can solve any dependency automagically (well.. not everytime :) )

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More generally, do you (personally) approve of this approach for any software not included with SME Server?  I've always felt that compiling from source is less likely to break anything important.

IMHO and in my experience you should never install something that doesn't come from a rpm..

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PS: The verision I found following your advice is 0.8.0, which is 3.5 years old.

does it work?

Title: Re: compiler version is too old
Post by: CharlieBrady on September 11, 2011, 05:10:49 AM

Quote from: Stefano on September 11, 2011, 02:02:42 AM

IMHO and in my experience you should never install something that doesn't come from a rpm..

I agree with Stefano.