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computing:department:unix:development:scl [2015/08/13 18:30] – allancomputing:department:unix:development:scl [2015/10/19 15:52] (current) – [Redhat Developer Toolset and Software Collections] allan
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 Updated versions of various software are available through the Redhat "Software Collections" system. Updated versions of various software are available through the Redhat "Software Collections" system.
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 +This provides newer versions of many components than are available with the base OS.
  
 Some packages available in Software Collections 1.2 include: Some packages available in Software Collections 1.2 include:
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   *     v8 - Google JavaScript Engine - version 3.14.5   *     v8 - Google JavaScript Engine - version 3.14.5
  
-And their Software Collections 1.0 contains further packages such as python 2.7 and 3.3+And their Software Collections 2.0 contains further packages such as python 2.7 and 3.3 
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 +<note> 
 +At the time of writing, we are distributing the following components: 
 +  * python27 
 +  * python33 
 +  * git19 
 +  * gcc, c++, gfortran and gdb from devtoolset-3. 
 + 
 +Software Collections may not be available on all systems - for example, those systems "frozen" on a particular OS release for collaboration compatibility. 
 +</note>
  
-//At the time of writing there is no standard for which collections are installed on particular systems.// 
  
 ===== How to use ===== ===== How to use =====
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 +==== environment modules ====
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 +We are now importing any installed software collections into the environment modules system, so you can easily load or unload them, including in your login scripts.
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 +Please consult our [[:computing:department:unix:software:modules]] section for more information.
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 +==== native support ====
  
 You can use the command ''scl'' to find out what is installed, or to enable a particular collection. You can use the command ''scl'' to find out what is installed, or to enable a particular collection.
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 </code> </code>
  
-===== Permanently enabling a collection =====+==== Permanently enabling a collection ====
  
 There's apparently no "official" way to do this, but a redhat blog touches on the subject here: There's apparently no "official" way to do this, but a redhat blog touches on the subject here:
  
 http://developerblog.redhat.com/2014/03/19/permanently-enable-a-software-collection/ http://developerblog.redhat.com/2014/03/19/permanently-enable-a-software-collection/
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 +(as noted above you can also use environment modules to achieve this).
  
computing/department/unix/development/scl.1439508612.txt.gz · Last modified: 2015/08/13 18:30 by allan

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