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Changing gcc version in Ubuntu

Asked by sujith

Hi all,

I am new to Linux.
I installed Ubuntu 9.04 on my laptop.
I need to install another traffic simulation software in it.
The gcc version is 4.3.3
But i need gcc version 4.3 for the software to be installed.(I run into some errors with the existing gcc version 4.3.3)

How can i do it?

Thanks

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midnightflash (midnightflash) said : 		#1

GCC-4.3.3 is GCC-4.3 with some security fixes.
So there should be no need to "downgrade".

You should look for the real reason why the compilation aborts.

Greetings

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sujith (sujithreddy-iitr) said : 		#2

I am unable to install some packages (like autoconf,automake,make etc) which i need before i start installing the actual traffic simulation software.

This can be done without any error/problem in gcc-4.3
So, its better i "downgrade" the version.

Please, tell me how can i "downgrade" to gcc-4.3?

Thanks

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midnightflash (midnightflash) said : 		#3

Follow this HowTo:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompilingEasyHowTo

And check if it works then.

The "build-essential" should give you the necessary things you mentioned.
After this it might be necessary for you to install some "-dev" packages. These are the source-packages a self-compiled program is linking against.

What is "another traffic simulation"? Can you give me a link? (i.e. where can I download it... so I can check if/how it works?)

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sujith (sujithreddy-iitr) said : 		#4

Here is the link :

http://mit.edu/its/MITSIMLabOSnew.html

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midnightflash (midnightflash) said : 		#5

These are binary installations... and they are designed for Fedora... you should not even need GCC for this.
But: There are many problems with that ones to install correctly.

Look inside of this:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MITSIMLab/

There you will find a lot of tips and hacks to get it roll.

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