Re: [Help-gsl] latest version of GSL available for Red Hat

[Patrick Alken]

GSL can also be easily installed in your home directory,

./configure --prefix=~/usr
make && make install

Then just make sure you link with the correct library in ~/usr/lib

On 8/29/19 10:12 AM, Alan Mead wrote:
> You might have better luck asking on a RHEL or CentOS list. In the repos
> I have enabled, I only see 1.15 is available
>
> $ yum search gsl
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>   * base: bay.uchicago.edu
>   * extras: bay.uchicago.edu
>   * updates: bay.uchicago.edu
> =============================================================================
> N/S matched: gsl
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> gsl-devel.i686 : Libraries and the header files for GSL development
> gsl-devel.x86_64 : Libraries and the header files for GSL development
> gsl.i686 : The GNU Scientific Library for numerical analysis
> gsl.x86_64 : The GNU Scientific Library for numerical analysis
>
>    Name and summary matches only, use "search all" for everything.
> $ yum info gsl
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>   * base: bay.uchicago.edu
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>   * updates: bay.uchicago.edu
> Available Packages
> Name        : gsl
> Arch        : i686
> Version     : 1.15
> Release     : 13.el7
> Size        : 903 k
> Repo        : base/7/x86_64
> Summary     : The GNU Scientific Library for numerical analysis
> URL         : http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/
> License     : GPLv3 and GFDL and BSD
> Description : The GNU Scientific Library (GSL) is a collection of
> routines for
>              : numerical analysis, written in C.
>
>
> But Fedora has 2.6:
>
> http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=gsl
>
> You could try that on RHEL, but I suspect it will tell you that there
> are unmet dependencies. Try using the earliest Fedora gsl rpm available.
>
> I love the stability of RHEL, but if you want the latest versions of any
> software, RHEL is a poor choice. Fedora would be a much better choice.
>
> -Alan
>
>
> On 8/29/2019 9:28 AM, mohamed jabir wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> What is the latest version of GSL available for "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 
>> Server release 7.7 (Maipo)"?
>>
>> I mean the version that can be installed using the Yum command.
>>
>> How can uninstall  the 1.15 version and install the 2.5 version of gsl?
>>
>> Best,
>> Mohamed