Old version of gcc for new Ubuntu
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.
Solution 1:
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.
Solution 2:
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.
Solution 3:
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"