GCC and gcc-toolset versions in RHEL: An explainer

2 · Red Hat · April 16, 2025, 7:35 a.m.
The GNU Compiler Collection, commonly abbreviated as GCC, is a portable compiler suite with support for a wide selection of programming languages.Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) offers the flexibility of choosing from many different versions of GCC, depending on your needs. These different versions have different support life cycles and intended uses. This article breaks down how these work and explains the rationale behind Red Hat's approach.System GCC (built-in version)The system version of GC...