Unable to install gcc on centos

[izharzabri]

Hi,

I try to install gcc on my machine however it shows dependencies error as below. Please guide.

# yum install gcc-4.4.7-4.el6.x86_64 --skip-broken
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Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package gcc.x86_64 0:4.4.7-4.el6 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: cpp = 4.4.7-4.el6 for package: gcc-4.4.7-4.el6.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: glibc-devel >= 2.2.90-12 for package: gcc-4.4.7-4.el6.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: cloog-ppl >= 0.15 for package: gcc-4.4.7-4.el6.x86_64
--> Running transaction check
---> Package cloog-ppl.x86_64 0:0.15.7-1.2.el6 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: libppl_c.so.2()(64bit) for package: cloog-ppl-0.15.7-1.2.el6.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libppl.so.7()(64bit) for package: cloog-ppl-0.15.7-1.2.el6.x86_64
---> Package cpp.x86_64 0:4.4.7-4.el6 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: libmpfr.so.1()(64bit) for package: cpp-4.4.7-4.el6.x86_64
---> Package glibc-devel.x86_64 0:2.12-1.132.el6 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: glibc-headers = 2.12-1.132.el6 for package: glibc-devel-2.12-1.132.el6.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: glibc-headers for package: glibc-devel-2.12-1.132.el6.x86_64
--> Running transaction check
---> Package glibc-headers.x86_64 0:2.12-1.132.el6 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: kernel-headers >= 2.2.1 for package: glibc-headers-2.12-1.132.el6.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: kernel-headers for package: glibc-headers-2.12-1.132.el6.x86_64
---> Package mpfr.x86_64 0:2.4.1-6.el6 will be installed
---> Package ppl.x86_64 0:0.10.2-11.el6 will be installed
--> Running transaction check
---> Package glibc-devel.x86_64 0:2.12-1.132.el6 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: glibc-devel >= 2.2.90-12 for package: gcc-4.4.7-4.el6.x86_64
---> Package glibc-headers.x86_64 0:2.12-1.132.el6 will be installed

Packages skipped because of dependency problems:
cloog-ppl-0.15.7-1.2.el6.x86_64 from base
cpp-4.4.7-4.el6.x86_64 from base
gcc-4.4.7-4.el6.x86_64 from base
glibc-devel-2.12-1.132.el6.x86_64 from base
glibc-headers-2.12-1.132.el6.x86_64 from base
mpfr-2.4.1-6.el6.x86_64 from base
ppl-0.10.2-11.el6.x86_64 from base

Thanks.

[avij]

You posted this on the CentOS 5 - Miscellaneous Questions subforum, so I'm assuming you are using CentOS 5. You seem to be trying to install a CentOS 6 package (el6). Installing CentOS 6 packages on CentOS 5 will not work. To install the gcc of CentOS 5, "yum install gcc" will do just fine.