[cobalt-users] [RaQ 2] Compiler upgrade HOWTO

[Bruce Timberlake <bruce@xxxxxxxxxx>]

For the archives (also at linux/raq2mysql.htm):

As the server exists in its default configuration, the compiler and some 
libraries on RaQ 2 are "broken" and will not permit you to compile working 
binaries. Download these files to the server:

ftp://ftp-eng.cobalt.com/pub/unsupported/raq2/rpms/glibc-profile-2.0.7-29.4C2.mips.rpm
ftp://ftp-eng.cobalt.com/pub/unsupported/raq2/rpms/glibc-debug-2.0.7-29.4C2.mips.rpm
ftp://ftp-eng.cobalt.com/pub/unsupported/raq2/rpms/glibc-devel-2.0.7-29.4C2.mips.rpm
ftp://ftp-eng.cobalt.com/pub/unsupported/raq2/rpms/glibc-2.0.7-29.4C2.mips.rpm

and install them:

rpm -Uvh --force glibc*.rpm
/sbin/ldconfig

Get these files as well:

ftp://ftp.linux.sgi.com/pub/linux/mips/mipsel-linux/RedHat-5.1/RPMS/mipsel/egcs-1.0.2-9.mipsel.rpm
ftp://ftp.linux.sgi.com/pub/linux/mips/mipsel-linux/RedHat-5.1/RPMS/mipsel/egcs-c++-1.0.2-9.mipsel.rpm
ftp://ftp.linux.sgi.com/pub/linux/mips/mipsel-linux/RedHat-5.1/RPMS/mipsel/egcs-g77-1.0.2-9.mipsel.rpm
ftp://ftp.linux.sgi.com/pub/linux/mips/mipsel-linux/RedHat-5.1/RPMS/mipsel/egcs-objc-1.0.2-9.mipsel.rpm
ftp://ftp.linux.sgi.com/pub/linux/mips/mipsel-linux/RedHat-5.1/RPMS/mipsel/libstdc++-2.8.0-9.mipsel.rpm
ftp://ftp.linux.sgi.com/pub/linux/mips/mipsel-linux/RedHat-5.1/RPMS/mipsel/libstdc++-devel-2.8.0-9.mipsel.rpm

and install them:

rpm -e --nodeps gcc-objc
rpm -e --nodeps gcc-c++
rpm -e --nodeps gcc
rpm -e --nodeps libg++-devel

rpm -Uvh egcs*.rpm
rpm -ivh libstdc++*.rpm