Recommended update for gnu-compilers-hpc

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2019:2678-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • HPC Module 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that contains two features and has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for gnu-compilers-hpc fixes the following issues:

  • Add support for gcc 6, 7, 8 and for SLE-12 HPC. (jsc#SLE-7765)
  • Add links from the generic compiler binary names cc, cpp, c++
  • Define _hpc_gnu_module. (bsc#1116458).

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:

  • HPC Module 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-HPC-12-2019-2678=1

Package List:

  • HPC Module 12 (noarch)
    • gnu7-compilers-hpc-devel-1.4-9.1
    • gnu6-compilers-hpc-devel-1.4-9.1
    • gnu-compilers-hpc-macros-devel-1.4-9.1
    • gnu8-compilers-hpc-devel-1.4-9.1
    • gnu6-compilers-hpc-macros-devel-1.4-9.1
    • gnu6-compilers-hpc-1.4-9.1
    • gnu-compilers-hpc-1.4-9.1
    • gnu-compilers-hpc-devel-1.4-9.1
    • gnu8-compilers-hpc-1.4-9.1
    • gnu7-compilers-hpc-1.4-9.1
    • gnu8-compilers-hpc-macros-devel-1.4-9.1
    • gnu7-compilers-hpc-macros-devel-1.4-9.1

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