GNU GCC PPA

Porting missing version of gcc from upper/lower LTS to LTS

if you failed to upgrade, purge and re-install.

provides

# lucid
/usr/bin/gcc-3.3
/usr/bin/g++-3.3
/usr/bin/gcc-3.4
/usr/bin/g++-3.4
/usr/bin/gcc-4.0
/usr/bin/g++-4.0
/usr/bin/gcc-4.1
/usr/bin/g++-4.1
/usr/bin/gcc-4.2
/usr/bin/g++-4.2
/usr/bin/gcc-4.5
/usr/bin/g++-4.5
/usr/bin/gcc-4.6
/usr/bin/g++-4.6
/usr/bin/gcc-4.7
/usr/bin/g++-4.7
/usr/bin/gcc-4.8
/usr/bin/g++-4.8
/usr/bin/gcc-4.9
/usr/bin/g++-4.9
# precise
/usr/bin/gcc-3.3
/usr/bin/g++-3.3
/usr/bin/gcc-4.5
/usr/bin/g++-4.5
/usr/bin/gcc-4.7
/usr/bin/g++-4.7
/usr/bin/gcc-4.8
/usr/bin/g++-4.8
/usr/bin/gcc-4.9
/usr/bin/g++-4.9
# trusty
/usr/bin/gcc-3.3
/usr/bin/g++-3.3
/usr/bin/gcc-4.5
/usr/bin/g++-4.5
/usr/bin/gcc-4.9
/usr/bin/g++-4.9

usage

# get old gcc, compiler tools only ...
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:h-rayflood/gcc-lower
# get new gcc, maybe replace c/c++ runtime !!
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:h-rayflood/gcc-upper

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get install gcc-N.N
sudo apt-get install g++-N.N

upstream

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gcc-3.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+source/gcc-3.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/dapper/+source/gcc-4.0
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/gcc-4.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+source/gcc-4.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise/+source/gcc-4.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise/+source/gcc-4.6
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/trusty/+source/gcc-4.7
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/trusty/+source/gcc-4.8
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/vivid/+source/gcc-4.9

launchpad

https://launchpad.net/~h-rayflood/+archive/gcc-lower
https://launchpad.net/~h-rayflood/+archive/gcc-upper

github

https://github.com/hATrayflood/gcc-ppa