I can't build my apps on gcc since I use various c++0x features. I'm on Debian 6 (Lenny) and after upgrade/updating I have gcc version 4.4.5-8. I'm unsure which version is required but mingw 4.6.2 works. gcc 4.7.0 is out.
How do I install gcc version 4.6+ on Debian?
Debian 6.0 is Squeeze (currently stable); Lenny was 5.0 (currently oldstable). I'll assume you meant Squeeze.
Use apt-pinning to safely add Wheezy (currently testing) to your sources.list, then install gcc-4.7/wheezy.
In other words, your /etc/apt/sources.list should look something like this:
deb local.debian.mirror squeeze main deb local.debian.mirror wheezy main
while your /etc/apt/preferences should look something like this:
Package: * Pin: release n=squeeze Pin-Priority: 900 Package: * Pin: release n=wheezy Pin-Priority: 200
(The exact numbers don't matter too much; see man 5 apt_preferences for details on what various ranges mean.)
This will prevent testing packages from being unintentionally installed. (Of course, you could just upgrade your whole system to testing.)
You may get some resolution errors with apt-get install gcc-4.7/testing as it will have dependencies that require versions greater than stable; apt-get --target-release testing install gcc-4.7 will set testing to priority 990 for the duration of the command.
Backporting to squeeze/stable is possible, but non-trivial. Here is a patch against files in the debian directory that applies against the 4.7.0-1 Debian sources in testing (should also work against the presumably slightly different version 4.7.0-3 in unstable), and should allow one to successfully build on squeeze, though I have not tested the patch directly by applying it to pristine sources. Obviously, installing binary packages from testing on stable is possible, but not a good idea in general. Doing such things is a recipe for instability, and defeats the purpose of using stable in the first place. However, backporting in this fashion should not force any additional upgrades, and cause no problems with your system.
I don't recall making changes to rules.parameters, but most of the rest of the patch is changes I made, as opposed to machine generated changes. Try applying this patch to the Debian sources, and running debuild binary or similar. I could upload the patch somewhere if there is interest, and if getting it from this message is not convenient. Reports of success and failure welcomed.
Notes:
apt-get build-dep won't work since the build dependencies have been locallylibgcc1-dbg was giving errors, so I took it out.with_check
:= disabled by hand. The issue is not the tests failing, but the
build can't find some files related to the tests, so it errors out.binutils by the version in squeeze, namely binutils (>=
2.20.1).multilib, since squeeze does not use it.diff -r 04f0dc0998f4 -r 77371b9693ea control
--- a/control Tue Apr 03 04:38:21 2012 -0400
+++ b/control Sun Apr 15 03:46:44 2012 -0400
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers <debian-gcc@lists.debian.org>
Uploaders: Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org>
Standards-Version: 3.9.3
-Build-Depends: dpkg-dev (>= 1.16.0~ubuntu4), debhelper (>= 5.0.62), g++-multilib [amd64 i386 kfreebsd-amd64 mips mipsel powerpc ppc64 s390 s390x sparc], libc6.1-dev (>= 2.13-5) [alpha ia64] | libc0.3-dev (>= 2.13-5) [hurd-i386] | libc0.1-dev (>= 2.13-5) [kfreebsd-i386 kfreebsd-amd64] | libc6-dev (>= 2.13-5), libc6-dev-amd64 [i386], libc6-dev-sparc64 [sparc], libc6-dev-s390 [s390x], libc6-dev-s390x [s390], libc6-dev-i386 [amd64], libc6-dev-powerpc [ppc64], libc6-dev-ppc64 [powerpc], libc0.1-dev-i386 [kfreebsd-amd64], lib32gcc1 [amd64 ppc64 kfreebsd-amd64 s390x], lib64gcc1 [i386 powerpc sparc s390], libc6-dev-mips64 [mips mipsel], libc6-dev-mipsn32 [mips mipsel], m4, libtool, autoconf2.64, automake (>= 1:1.11), automake (<< 1:1.12), libunwind7-dev (>= 0.98.5-6) [ia64], libatomic-ops-dev [ia64], zlib1g-dev, gawk, lzma, xz-utils, patchutils, binutils (>= 2.21.1) | binutils-multiarch (>= 2.21.1), binutils-hppa64 (>= 2.21.1) [hppa], gperf (>= 3.0.1), bison (>= 1:2.3), flex, gettext, texinfo (>= 4.3), locales [!knetbsd-i386 !knetbsd-alpha], procps, sharutils, binutils-spu (>= 2.21.1) [powerpc ppc64], newlib-spu (>= 1.16.0) [powerpc ppc64], libcloog-ppl-dev (>= 0.15.9-2~), libmpc-dev, libmpfr-dev (>= 3.0.0-9~), libgmp-dev (>= 2:5.0.1~), libelfg0-dev (>= 0.8.12), dejagnu [!m68k !hurd-i386 !hurd-alpha], autogen, realpath (>= 1.9.12), chrpath, lsb-release, make (>= 3.81), quilt
+Build-Depends: dpkg-dev (>= 1.14.15), debhelper (>= 5.0.62), g++-multilib [amd64 i386 kfreebsd-amd64 mips mipsel powerpc ppc64 s390 s390x sparc], libc6.1-dev (>= 2.11) [alpha ia64] | libc0.3-dev (>= 2.11) [hurd-i386] | libc0.1-dev (>= 2.11) [kfreebsd-i386 kfreebsd-amd64] | libc6-dev (>= 2.11), libc6-dev-amd64 [i386], libc6-dev-sparc64 [sparc], libc6-dev-s390 [s390x], libc6-dev-s390x [s390], libc6-dev-i386 [amd64], libc6-dev-powerpc [ppc64], libc6-dev-ppc64 [powerpc], libc0.1-dev-i386 [kfreebsd-amd64], lib32gcc1 [amd64 ppc64 kfreebsd-amd64 s390x], lib64gcc1 [i386 powerpc sparc s390], libc6-dev-mips64 [mips mipsel], libc6-dev-mipsn32 [mips mipsel], m4, libtool, autoconf2.64, automake (>= 1:1.11), automake (<< 1:1.12), libunwind7-dev (>= 0.98.5-6) [ia64], libatomic-ops-dev [ia64], zlib1g-dev, gawk, lzma, xz-utils, patchutils, binutils (>= 2.20.1) | binutils-multiarch (>= 2.20.1), binutils-hppa64 (>= 2.20.1) [hppa], gperf (>= 3.0.1), bison (>= 1:2.3), flex, gettext, texinfo (>= 4.3), locales [!knetbsd-i386 !knetbsd-alpha], procps, sharutils, binutils-spu (>= 2.20.1) [powerpc ppc64], newlib-spu (>= 1.16.0) [powerpc ppc64], libcloog-ppl-dev (>= 0.15.9-2~), libmpc-dev, libmpfr-dev, libgmp3-dev, libelfg0-dev (>= 0.8.12), dejagnu [!m68k !hurd-i386 !hurd-alpha], autogen, realpath (>= 1.9.12), chrpath, lsb-release, make (>= 3.81), quilt
Build-Conflicts: binutils-gold
Homepage: http://gcc.gnu.org/
XS-Vcs-Browser: http://svn.debian.org/viewsvn/gcccvs/branches/sid/gcc-4.7/
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
Package: gcc-4.7-base
Architecture: any
-Multi-Arch: same
Section: libs
Priority: required
Depends: ${misc:Depends}
@@ -27,33 +26,32 @@
Section: libs
Priority: required
Depends: gcc-4.7-base (= ${gcc:Version}), ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
-Multi-Arch: same
-Pre-Depends: multiarch-support
-Breaks: ${multiarch:breaks}
Provides: libgcc1-armel [armel], libgcc1-armhf [armhf]
Description: GCC support library
Shared version of the support library, a library of internal subroutines
that GCC uses to overcome shortcomings of particular machines, or
special needs for some languages.
-Package: libgcc1-dbg
-Architecture: any
-Section: debug
-Priority: extra
-Depends: gcc-4.7-base (= ${gcc:Version}), libgcc1 (= ${gcc:EpochVersion}), ${misc:Depends}
-Multi-Arch: same
-Provides: libgcc1-dbg-armel [armel], libgcc1-dbg-armhf [armhf]
-Description: GCC support library (debug symbols)
- Debug symbols for the GCC support library.
+# Package: libgcc1-dbg`'LS
+# Architecture: ifdef(`TARGET',`all',`any')
+# Section: debug
+# Priority: extra
+# Depends: BASEDEP, libgcc1`'LS (= ${gcc:EpochVersion}), ${misc:Depends}
+# ifdef(`TARGET',`dnl',ifdef(`MULTIARCH', `Multi-Arch: same'))
+# ifdef(`TARGET',`dnl',`Provides: libgcc1-dbg-armel [armel], libgcc1-dbg-armhf [armhf]')
+# Description: GCC support library (debug symbols)`'ifdef(`TARGET)',` (TARGET)', `')
+# Debug symbols for the GCC support library.
+# ifdef(`TARGET', `dnl
+# .
+# This package contains files for TARGET architecture, for use in cross-compile
+# environment.
+# ')`'dnl
Package: libgcc2
Architecture: m68k
Section: libs
Priority: required
Depends: gcc-4.7-base (= ${gcc:Version}), ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
-Multi-Arch: same
-Pre-Depends: multiarch-support
-Breaks: ${multiarch:breaks}
Description: GCC support library
Shared version of the support library, a library of internal subroutines
that GCC uses to overcome shortcomings of particular machines, or
@@ -64,15 +62,11 @@
Section: debug
Priority: extra
Depends: gcc-4.7-base (= ${gcc:Version}), libgcc2 (= ${gcc:Version}), ${misc:Depends}
-Multi-Arch: same
Description: GCC support library (debug symbols)
Debug symbols for the GCC support library.
Package: libgcc4
Architecture: hppa
-Multi-Arch: same
-Pre-Depends: multiarch-support
-Breaks: ${multiarch:breaks}
Section: libs
Priority: required
Depends: gcc-4.7-base (= ${gcc:Version}), ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
@@ -83,7 +77,6 @@
Package: libgcc4-dbg
Architecture: hppa
-Multi-Arch: same
Section: debug
Priority: extra
Depends: gcc-4.7-base (= ${gcc:Version}), libgcc4 (= ${gcc:Version}), ${misc:Depends}
@@ -174,7 +167,7 @@
Architecture: any
Section: devel
Priority: optional
-Depends: gcc-4.7-base (= ${gcc:Version}), gcc-4.7 (= ${gcc:Version}), libgmp-dev (>= 2:5.0.1~), ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
+Depends: gcc-4.7-base (= ${gcc:Version}), gcc-4.7 (= ${gcc:Version}), libgmp3-dev, ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
Description: Files for GNU GCC plugin development.
This package contains (header) files for GNU GCC plugin development. It
is only used for the development of GCC plugins, but not needed to run
@@ -268,9 +261,6 @@
Package: libmudflap0
Architecture: any
-Multi-Arch: same
-Pre-Depends: multiarch-support
-Breaks: ${multiarch:breaks}
Provides: libmudflap0-armel [armel], libmudflap0-armhf [armhf]
Section: libs
Priority: optional
@@ -281,7 +271,6 @@
Package: libmudflap0-dbg
Architecture: any
-Multi-Arch: same
Provides: libmudflap0-dbg-armel [armel], libmudflap0-dbg-armhf [armhf]
Section: debug
Priority: extra
@@ -364,9 +353,6 @@
Package: libgomp1
Section: libs
Architecture: any
-Multi-Arch: same
-Pre-Depends: multiarch-support
-Breaks: ${multiarch:breaks}
Provides: libgomp1-armel [armel], libgomp1-armhf [armhf]
Priority: optional
Depends: gcc-4.7-base (= ${gcc:Version}), ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
@@ -379,7 +365,6 @@
Section: debug
Priority: extra
Depends: gcc-4.7-base (= ${gcc:Version}), libgomp1 (= ${gcc:Version}), ${misc:Depends}
-Multi-Arch: same
Provides: libgomp1-dbg-armel [armel], libgomp1-dbg-armhf [armhf]
Description: GCC OpenMP (GOMP) support library (debug symbols)
GOMP is an implementation of OpenMP for the C, C++, and Fortran compilers
@@ -442,8 +427,6 @@
Package: libitm1
Section: libs
Architecture: any
-Multi-Arch: same
-Pre-Depends: multiarch-support
Provides: libitm1-armel [armel], libitm1-armhf [armhf]
Priority: optional
Depends: gcc-4.7-base (= ${gcc:Version}), ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
@@ -457,7 +440,6 @@
Section: debug
Priority: extra
Depends: gcc-4.7-base (= ${gcc:Version}), libitm1 (= ${gcc:Version}), ${misc:Depends}
-Multi-Arch: same
Provides: libitm1-dbg-armel [armel], libitm1-dbg-armhf [armhf]
Description: GNU Transactional Memory Library (debug symbols)
This manual documents the usage and internals of libitm. It provides
@@ -528,8 +510,6 @@
Package: libquadmath0
Section: libs
Architecture: any
-Multi-Arch: same
-Pre-Depends: multiarch-support
Priority: optional
Depends: gcc-4.7-base (= ${gcc:Version}), ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
Description: GCC Quad-Precision Math Library
@@ -542,7 +522,6 @@
Section: debug
Priority: extra
Depends: gcc-4.7-base (= ${gcc:Version}), libquadmath0 (= ${gcc:Version}), ${misc:Depends}
-Multi-Arch: same
Description: GCC Quad-Precision Math Library (debug symbols)
A library, which provides quad-precision mathematical functions on targets
supporting the __float128 datatype.
@@ -654,8 +633,6 @@
Package: libobjc4
Section: libs
Architecture: any
-Multi-Arch: same
-Pre-Depends: multiarch-support
Provides: libobjc4-armel [armel], libobjc4-armhf [armhf]
Priority: optional
Depends: gcc-4.7-base (= ${gcc:Version}), ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
@@ -665,7 +642,6 @@
Package: libobjc4-dbg
Section: debug
Architecture: any
-Multi-Arch: same
Provides: libobjc4-dbg-armel [armel], libobjc4-dbg-armhf [armhf]
Priority: extra
Depends: gcc-4.7-base (= ${gcc:Version}), libobjc4 (= ${gcc:Version}), libgcc1-dbg, ${misc:Depends}
@@ -748,9 +724,6 @@
Package: libgfortran3
Section: libs
Architecture: any
-Multi-Arch: same
-Pre-Depends: multiarch-support
-Breaks: ${multiarch:breaks}
Provides: libgfortran3-armel [armel], libgfortran3-armhf [armhf]
Priority: optional
Depends: gcc-4.7-base (= ${gcc:Version}), ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
@@ -761,7 +734,6 @@
Package: libgfortran3-dbg
Section: debug
Architecture: any
-Multi-Arch: same
Provides: libgfortran3-dbg-armel [armel], libgfortran3-dbg-armhf [armhf]
Priority: extra
Depends: gcc-4.7-base (= ${gcc:Version}), libgfortran3 (= ${gcc:Version}), ${misc:Depends}
@@ -850,8 +822,6 @@
Package: libgo0
Section: libs
Architecture: any
-Multi-Arch: same
-Pre-Depends: multiarch-support
Provides: libgo0-armel [armel], libgo0-armhf [armhf]
Priority: optional
Depends: gcc-4.7-base (= ${gcc:Version}), ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
@@ -862,7 +832,6 @@
Package: libgo0-dbg
Section: debug
Architecture: any
-Multi-Arch: same
Provides: libgo0-dbg-armel [armel], libgo0-dbg-armhf [armhf]
Priority: extra
Depends: gcc-4.7-base (= ${gcc:Version}), libgo0 (= ${gcc:Version}), ${misc:Depends}
@@ -930,9 +899,6 @@
Section: libs
Priority: important
Depends: gcc-4.7-base (= ${gcc:Version}), ${dep:libc}, ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
-Multi-Arch: same
-Pre-Depends: multiarch-support
-Breaks: ${multiarch:breaks}
Provides: libstdc++6-armel [armel], libstdc++6-armhf [armhf]
Conflicts: scim (<< 1.4.2-1)
Description: GNU Standard C++ Library v3
@@ -1011,7 +977,6 @@
Section: debug
Priority: extra
Depends: gcc-4.7-base (= ${gcc:Version}), libstdc++6 (>= ${gcc:Version}), libgcc1-dbg, ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
-Multi-Arch: same
Provides: libstdc++6-4.7-dbg-armel [armel], libstdc++6-4.7-dbg-armhf [armhf]
Recommends: libstdc++6-4.7-dev (= ${gcc:Version})
Conflicts: libstdc++5-dbg, libstdc++5-3.3-dbg, libstdc++6-dbg, libstdc++6-4.0-dbg, libstdc++6-4.1-dbg, libstdc++6-4.2-dbg, libstdc++6-4.3-dbg, libstdc++6-4.4-dbg, libstdc++6-4.5-dbg, libstdc++6-4.6-dbg
diff -r 04f0dc0998f4 -r 77371b9693ea control.m4
--- a/control.m4 Tue Apr 03 04:38:21 2012 -0400
+++ b/control.m4 Sun Apr 15 03:46:44 2012 -0400
@@ -182,20 +182,20 @@
environment.
')`'dnl
-Package: libgcc1-dbg`'LS
-Architecture: ifdef(`TARGET',`all',`any')
-Section: debug
-Priority: extra
-Depends: BASEDEP, libgcc1`'LS (= ${gcc:EpochVersion}), ${misc:Depends}
-ifdef(`TARGET',`dnl',ifdef(`MULTIARCH', `Multi-Arch: same'))
-ifdef(`TARGET',`dnl',`Provides: libgcc1-dbg-armel [armel], libgcc1-dbg-armhf [armhf]')
-Description: GCC support library (debug symbols)`'ifdef(`TARGET)',` (TARGET)', `')
- Debug symbols for the GCC support library.
-ifdef(`TARGET', `dnl
- .
- This package contains files for TARGET architecture, for use in cross-compile
- environment.
-')`'dnl
+# Package: libgcc1-dbg`'LS
+# Architecture: ifdef(`TARGET',`all',`any')
+# Section: debug
+# Priority: extra
+# Depends: BASEDEP, libgcc1`'LS (= ${gcc:EpochVersion}), ${misc:Depends}
+# ifdef(`TARGET',`dnl',ifdef(`MULTIARCH', `Multi-Arch: same'))
+# ifdef(`TARGET',`dnl',`Provides: libgcc1-dbg-armel [armel], libgcc1-dbg-armhf [armhf]')
+# Description: GCC support library (debug symbols)`'ifdef(`TARGET)',` (TARGET)', `')
+# Debug symbols for the GCC support library.
+# ifdef(`TARGET', `dnl
+# .
+# This package contains files for TARGET architecture, for use in cross-compile
+# environment.
+# ')`'dnl
Package: libgcc2`'LS
Architecture: ifdef(`TARGET',`all',`m68k')
diff -r 04f0dc0998f4 -r 77371b9693ea rules.conf
--- a/rules.conf Tue Apr 03 04:38:21 2012 -0400
+++ b/rules.conf Sun Apr 15 03:46:44 2012 -0400
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@
# We need binutils (>= 2.19.1) for a new dwarf unwind expression opcode.
# See http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2008-09/msg01713.html
ifeq ($(trunk_build),yes)
- BINUTILSV = 2.22
+ BINUTILSV = 2.20.1
else
- BINUTILSV = 2.21.1
+ BINUTILSV = 2.20.1
endif
ifeq ($(DEB_CROSS),yes)
BINUTILS_BUILD_DEP = binutils$(TS) (>= $(BINUTILSV)), binutils-multiarch (>= $(BINUTILSV))
diff -r 04f0dc0998f4 -r 77371b9693ea rules.d/binary-libgcc.mk
--- a/rules.d/binary-libgcc.mk Tue Apr 03 04:38:21 2012 -0400
+++ b/rules.d/binary-libgcc.mk Sun Apr 15 03:46:44 2012 -0400
@@ -65,16 +65,14 @@
)
debian/dh_doclink -p$(p_l) $(if $(3),$(3),$(p_base))
- debian/dh_doclink -p$(p_d) $(if $(3),$(3),$(p_base))
debian/dh_rmemptydirs -p$(p_l)
- debian/dh_rmemptydirs -p$(p_d)
- dh_strip -p$(p_l) --dbg-package=$(p_d)
+ dh_strip -p$(p_l)
# see Debian #533843 for the __aeabi symbol handling; this construct is
# just to include the symbols for dpkg versions older than 1.15.3 which
# didn't allow bypassing the symbol blacklist
$(if $(filter yes,$(with_shared_libgcc)),
- dh_makeshlibs -p$(p_l) -p$(p_d) \
+ dh_makeshlibs -p$(p_l) \
-- -v$(DEB_LIBGCC_VERSION)
$(call cross_mangle_shlibs,$(p_l))
$(if $(filter arm-linux-gnueabi%,$(DEB_TARGET_GNU_TYPE)),
@@ -89,9 +87,9 @@
DIRNAME=$(subst n,,$(2)) $(cross_shlibdeps) dh_shlibdeps -p$(p_l)
$(call cross_mangle_substvars,$(p_l))
- dh_compress -p$(p_l) -p$(p_d)
- dh_fixperms -p$(p_l) -p$(p_d)
- dh_gencontrol -p$(p_l) -p$(p_d) \
+ dh_compress -p$(p_l)
+ dh_fixperms -p$(p_l)
+ dh_gencontrol -p$(p_l) \
-- -v$(DEB_LIBGCC_VERSION) $(common_substvars)
$(call cross_mangle_control,$(p_l))
@@ -101,9 +99,9 @@
> $(d_l)/usr/share/lintian/overrides/$(p_l)
)
- dh_installdeb -p$(p_l) -p$(p_d)
- dh_md5sums -p$(p_l) -p$(p_d)
- dh_builddeb -p$(p_l) -p$(p_d)
+ dh_installdeb -p$(p_l)
+ dh_md5sums -p$(p_l)
+ dh_builddeb -p$(p_l)
trap '' 1 2 3 15; touch $@; mv $(install_stamp)-tmp $(install_stamp)
endef
diff -r 04f0dc0998f4 -r 77371b9693ea rules.defs
--- a/rules.defs Tue Apr 03 04:38:21 2012 -0400
+++ b/rules.defs Sun Apr 15 03:46:44 2012 -0400
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@
# run testsuite ---------------
with_check := yes
# if you don't want to run the gcc testsuite, uncomment the next line
-#with_check := disabled by hand
+with_check := disabled by hand
ifeq ($(with_base_only),yes)
with_check := no
endif
diff -r 04f0dc0998f4 -r 77371b9693ea rules.parameters
--- a/rules.parameters Tue Apr 03 04:38:21 2012 -0400
+++ b/rules.parameters Sun Apr 15 03:46:44 2012 -0400
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@
GCC_VERSION := 4.7.0
NEXT_GCC_VERSION := 4.7.1
BASE_VERSION := 4.7
-SOURCE_VERSION := 4.7.0~rc2-1
-DEB_VERSION := 4.7.0~rc2-1
-DEB_EVERSION := 1:4.7.0~rc2-1
+SOURCE_VERSION := 4.7.0-1
+DEB_VERSION := 4.7.0-1
+DEB_EVERSION := 1:4.7.0-1
GDC_BASE_VERSION :=
DEB_GDC_VERSION :=
DEB_SOVERSION := 4.7
DEB_SOEVERSION := 1:4.7
DEB_LIBGCC_SOVERSION := 1:4.7
-DEB_LIBGCC_VERSION := 1:4.7.0~rc2-1
+DEB_LIBGCC_VERSION := 1:4.7.0-1
DEB_STDCXX_SOVERSION := 4.7
DEB_GCJ_SOVERSION := 4.7
PKG_GCJ_EXT := 13
