Compiling and installing gcc 4.8.x

[triplus]

Hello

I've been trying to install gcc 4.8.2 on my raspberry, because i need it to compile something else (http://rathena.org/board/topic/78187-ra ... =raspberry)

I have tried many different ways, but i haven't succeeded so far... What i did so far:

-Make a clone from github and run the "make" command. This worked for a while, but then it began to give missing file errors. I tried fixing some of them, but then i noticed i began to change(duplicate) certain files that i don't think should be moved from position.

-I tried crosscompiling with eclipse, but this also gave me missing file errors.

Is there any guide that will work, or can anyone give me good instructions on how to get a working gcc 4.8 on my raspberry?

I don't care if i have to compile on my raspberry since it is on 24/7.

I found many guides on how to get gcc working on ubuntu, but that did not work. Also corsscompiling worked for a simple hello world program (but i did not run it on my raspberry, but at least it didn't give me errors), but for gcc 4.8 it didn't work.

Thanks in advance
Joren C.

[DougieLawson]

Update /etc/apt/sources.list to have jessie wherever you've currently got wheezy

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo rpi-update
reboot

And the stock gcc that gets installed is:
ii gcc 4:4.8.2-1 armhf GNU C compiler

[triplus]

I never tought of actually upgrading my pi... that seems like the easiest way of doing this. I'm testing this right now, getting the packages

Thanks!

[triplus]

It worked! now onto the next step, thank you!

[zappfinger]

This does not work for me. I followed the steps but my gcc version stayed the same:

gcc version 4.6.3 (Debian 4.6.3-14+rpi1)

[kevscott]

I found that I still had the old compiler after following these steps as well. However, then doing "sudo apt-get install build-essential" got me the latest version of the compiler, which is now 4.9.2 at the time of writing.

[jahboater]

You have resurrected an old thread ...

However, then doing "sudo apt-get install build-essential" got me the latest version of the compiler, which is now 4.9.2 at the time of writing.

The current version of the compiler is 7.3 which I use on all my Pi's.

The pre-installed version is 6.3

So your 4.9.2 is very old

[n67]

So your 4.9.2 is very old

It wasn't (old) when this thread was started (and thus relevant):

Sun Jan 05, 2014 8:36 pm