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Replacing the compiler on a distro is not a simple task and it has system wide consequences that make it very undesirable for continued system stability. Yes,

Replacing the compiler on a distro is not a simple task and it has system wide consequences that make it very undesirable for continued system stability. Yes, you can try compiling everything static and then distributing the fat binary. It might work on most systems. But if it's dynamically linked then it'll fail with libc++ errors locally (local libc++ not having c++$latest support).

brown9-2 6y ago
Why can’t you install multiple versions of the compiler on the system? This seems like a poor design choice that could be easily solvable if you move outside the “only run what the distribution blesses” idea.
- pjmlp 6y ago
  IT lockdown.
- gpderetta 6y ago
  On linux it should be possible to install multiple versions of libstdc++. But newer versions are binary compatible [1] with older versions so you can just keep the most recent version. [1] modulo ABI bugs and bug fixes of course.