Is there a repository containing packages for old versions of gcc, for the latest Ubuntu. I want to install gcc3 alongside gcc 4, for programs that need gcc3 specifically.
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You can use debian snapshots. Add the following lines to /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian/20070730T000000Z/ lenny main
deb-src http://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian/20070730T000000Z/ lenny main
deb http://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian-security/20070730T000000Z/ lenny/updates main
deb-src http://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian-security/20070730T000000Z/ lenny/updates main
Now do
$ apt-get update
$ apt-get install g++-3.4
And you're set!
This works for many other old packages, make sure you select the correct timestamp, look for the correct one at snapshots.debian website.
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Add the debian snapshot repository. You might want to check out a tutorial how to add repositories to debian. Nov 16, 2014 at 9:37
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Or alternatively to the Debian snapshots Elazar posted in his answer, you can use the Ubuntu package repositories for the older Ubuntu releases: http://packages.ubuntu.com
Add them to the /etc/apt/sources.list
as Elazar already described:
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universe
The Hardy Universe repository is the one that contains gcc-3.4.
You can add gcc-4.4 (or any version between 4.4 and 8) on Ubuntu 16.04 via the (Toolchain test builds PPA)
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test sudo apt-get update sudo apt install gcc-4.4
As an aside, if you need to emulate gcc-4.4 on RH6, build your target program with
make CC="gcc-4.4 -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE"
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1No, this doesn't work on modern ubuntu, apt can't find any new gcc versions, other then those available before.– stivFeb 12, 2020 at 17:00
For 4.2.3 I had to add
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security main
to my /etc/apt/sources.list
For GCC 3.4 the correct source url is as below, since the old ones are moved into old-releases.ubuntu.com. Thanks to @Ignitor for the main pointer
edit
/etc/apt/sources.list
for breezy, dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy etc
deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universe
deb-src http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universe
from xenial
apt update
apt install gcc-3.4
gcc-3.3 is available in all current stable releases (In lucid, it is available in lucid-backports)
List of binaries available per release
You can see the above list with the following commands:
Source package list:
rmadison gcc-3.3
Source and binary list:
rmadison gcc-3.3 -S
Here is how to install the old GCC versions on Bionic (18.04).
For GCC 4.4 and 4.6:
sudo add-apt-repository 'deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty main'
sudo add-apt-repository 'deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty universe'
sudo apt install gcc-4.4 gcc-4.6
For GCC 4.7 and 4.9:
sudo add-apt-repository 'deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial main'
sudo add-apt-repository 'deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial universe'
sudo apt install gcc-4.7 gcc-4.9
And GCC 4.8 is already available:
sudo apt install gcc-4.8
On Ubuntu 18.04, I did:
sudo apt install gcc-opt
to install gcc-3.3, gcc-3.4, and gcc-4.0
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This package only installs symlinks named gcc-3.3, gcc-3.4, and gcc-4.0. Jun 14, 2020 at 15:22