How to install gdb7.6.1 on CentOS

1. if you have installed the first uninstall gdb old version rpm-qa | grepgdbrpm-e -- nodepsgdb-7.2-60.el6_4.1.i6862. install the Texinfo document system yuminstallncurses-devel3. download the gdb7.6.1 source package http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/

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. 
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