Optional update for gcc8

Announcement ID:	SUSE-RU-2018:3655-3
Rating:	low
References:	bsc#1084812 bsc#1084842 bsc#1087550 bsc#1094222 bsc#1102564
Affected Products:	SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 LTSS 15 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 LTSS 15 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server ESPOS 15 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15

An update that has five fixes can now be installed.

Description:

The GNU Compiler GCC 8 is being added to the Development Tools Module by this update.

The update also supplies gcc8 compatible libstdc++, libgcc_s1 and other gcc derived libraries for the Basesystem module of SUSE Linux Enterprise 15.

Various optimizers have been improved in GCC 8, several of bugs fixed, quite some new warnings added and the error pin-pointing and fix-suggestions have been greatly improved.

The GNU Compiler page for GCC 8 contains a summary of all the changes that have happened:

https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-8/changes.html

Also changes needed or common pitfalls when porting software are described on:

https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-8/porting_to.html

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server ESPOS 15
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-2020-3716=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 LTSS 15
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-2020-3716=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 LTSS 15
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-2020-3716=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-2020-3716=1

Package List:

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server ESPOS 15 (x86_64)
  • gcc8-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libmpxwrappers2-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libmpx2-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libmpxwrappers2-32bit-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libada8-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-ada-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • cross-nvptx-newlib8-devel-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.3
  • gcc8-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-c++-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-32bit-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-debugsource-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libstdc++6-devel-gcc8-32bit-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • cross-nvptx-gcc8-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.3
  • libmpx2-32bit-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • cpp8-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libmpxwrappers2-32bit-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • cpp8-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-c++-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libmpx2-32bit-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libmpxwrappers2-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libada8-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libmpx2-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-locale-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-ada-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-c++-32bit-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-fortran-32bit-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-fortran-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libstdc++6-devel-gcc8-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-fortran-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server ESPOS 15 (noarch)
  • gcc8-info-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 LTSS 15 (x86_64)
  • gcc8-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libmpxwrappers2-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libmpx2-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libmpxwrappers2-32bit-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libada8-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-ada-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • cross-nvptx-newlib8-devel-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.3
  • gcc8-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-c++-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-32bit-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-debugsource-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libstdc++6-devel-gcc8-32bit-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • cross-nvptx-gcc8-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.3
  • libmpx2-32bit-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • cpp8-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libmpxwrappers2-32bit-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • cpp8-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-c++-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libmpx2-32bit-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libmpxwrappers2-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libada8-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libmpx2-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-locale-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-ada-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-c++-32bit-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-fortran-32bit-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-fortran-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libstdc++6-devel-gcc8-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-fortran-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 LTSS 15 (noarch)
  • gcc8-info-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 LTSS 15 (x86_64)
  • gcc8-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libmpxwrappers2-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libmpx2-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libmpxwrappers2-32bit-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libada8-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-ada-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • cross-nvptx-newlib8-devel-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.3
  • gcc8-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-c++-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-32bit-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-debugsource-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libstdc++6-devel-gcc8-32bit-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • cross-nvptx-gcc8-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.3
  • libmpx2-32bit-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • cpp8-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libmpxwrappers2-32bit-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • cpp8-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-c++-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libmpx2-32bit-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libmpxwrappers2-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libada8-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libmpx2-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-locale-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-ada-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-c++-32bit-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-fortran-32bit-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-fortran-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libstdc++6-devel-gcc8-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-fortran-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 LTSS 15 (noarch)
  • gcc8-info-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 (x86_64)
  • gcc8-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libmpxwrappers2-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libmpx2-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libmpxwrappers2-32bit-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libada8-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-ada-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • cross-nvptx-newlib8-devel-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.3
  • gcc8-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-c++-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-32bit-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-debugsource-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libstdc++6-devel-gcc8-32bit-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • cross-nvptx-gcc8-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.3
  • libmpx2-32bit-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • cpp8-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libmpxwrappers2-32bit-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • cpp8-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-c++-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libmpx2-32bit-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libmpxwrappers2-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libada8-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libmpx2-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-locale-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-ada-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-c++-32bit-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-fortran-32bit-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-fortran-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • libstdc++6-devel-gcc8-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
  • gcc8-fortran-debuginfo-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 (noarch)
  • gcc8-info-8.2.1+r264010-1.3.7

References:

• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1084812
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1084842
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1087550
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094222
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1102564