How to install gdb 7.6.1 on CentOS

How to install gdb 7.6.1 on CentOS

1. Uninstall the old version of gdb if any

Rpm-qa | grep gdb

Rpm-e -- nodeps gdb-7.2-60.el6_4.1.i686

2. Install the Texinfo Document System

Yum install ncurses-devel

3. Download the source code package of gdb 7.6.1.

Http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gdb/gdb-7.6.1.tar.gz

Place the source code package in the Download directory of the home directory.

4. decompress the source code package of gdb 7.6.1.

Cd/root/Downloads/

Tar-zxvf gdb-7.6.1.tar.gz

5. Generate makefile

Cd/root/Downloads/gdb-7.6.1

./Configure

Make

Sudo make install

6. Copy the compiled gdb file to the/usr/bin directory.
Sudo cp/root/Downloads/gdb-7.6.1/gdb/usr/bin/gdb
7. Check whether the installation is successful.
Gdb-v