Installing Advance Toolchain for Linux on IBM Power Systems
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Supported Linux distributions
A blank cell means there is no support for the particular distribution/release combination
Advance Toolchain 17.0 | Advance Toolchain 16.0 | Advance Toolchain 15.0 | |
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Debian 11 | |||
Debian 12 | |||
RHEL 8 | |||
RHEL 9 | |||
SLES 15 | |||
Ubuntu 20.04 | |||
Ubuntu 22.04 |
Installation instructions
Installing the Advance Toolchain on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Installing Advance Toolchain on RHEL with YUM
Use these steps to download the public key, create a repository configuration file, and install the Advance Toolchain packages.
- The
gpg
public key is provided in the IBM repositories. This public key is used to verify the authenticity of both the Advance Toolchain packages and the repository contents. Download thegpg
public key for your Linux distribution and import it by using the following commands, replacing RHELX with the Red Hat release that you are using and PUBKEY with its respective value.- For RHEL8, the
gpg
public key is:gpg-pubkey-6976a827-5164221b
- For RHEL9, the
gpg
public key is:gpg-pubkey-615d762f-62f504a1
wget https://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/server/POWER/Linux/toolchain/at/redhat/RHELX/PUBKEY sudo rpm --import PUBKEY
- For RHEL8, the
- Create a configuration file for the Advance Toolchain repository configuration file:
/etc/yum.repos.d/advance-toolchain.repo
. Add the following content:# Begin of configuration file [advance-toolchain] name=Advance Toolchain IBM FTP baseurl=https://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/server/POWER/Linux/toolchain/at/redhat/RHELX enabled=1 gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=https://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/server/POWER/Linux/toolchain/at/redhat/RHELX/PUBKEY # End of configuration file
- Install the Advance Toolchain by running
yum install
. ReplaceatX.X
with the Advance Toolchain release that you are installing. For example,at14.0
.yum install advance-toolchain-atX.X-runtime \ advance-toolchain-atX.X-devel \ advance-toolchain-atX.X-perf
Answer
y
whenYUM
prompts for confirmation.
Installing Advance Toolchain on RHEL manually
You can use the Advance Toolchain (AT) downloader tool to download the latest version of all of the AT packages for a supported distribution and create an ISO image if wanted. This script looks at the official FTP sites to find the available distributions and versions and then downloads them to your system. You can then manually install the packages. This method is intended for users with limited Internet access to their Power Systems.
If you are installing the rpm
files manually, you need to install them in the following order (due to prerequisites):
advance-toolchain-atX.X-runtime advance-toolchain-atX.X-devel advance-toolchain-atX.X-perf advance-toolchain-atX.X-mcore-libs
If you are updating a previous installation, you need to update as a batch, so rpm
can solve the dependencies, that is:
rpm -Uvh advance-toolchain-atX.X-runtime-X.X.ppc64le.rpm \ advance-toolchain-atX.X-devel-X.X.ppc64le.rpm \ advance-toolchain-atX.X-perf-X.X.ppc64le.rpm \ advance-toolchain-atX.X-mcore-X.X.ppc64le.rpm
The rpm
command should always be run as root. Failure to do so will result in an error similar to the following message:
error: can't create transaction lock on /var/lib/rpm/__db.000
Installing Advance Toolchain on RHEL with the Linux on Power tools repository
The Advance Toolchain repository can also be configured automatically by the IBM Linux on Power tools after installing the ibm-power-repo
package:
- Download the
RPM
package from https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/service-and-productivity-tools - Install the
ibm-power-repo
RPM
package, by running the following command with root user privileges:rpm -ivh ibm-power-repo-latest.noarch.rpm
- After the installation, run the following command with root user privileges:
/opt/ibm/lop/configure
- Install the Advance Toolchain by using
yum
ordnf
Installing the Advance Toolchain on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
Installing Advance Toolchain on SLES with Yast
Use these steps to download the public key, create a repository configuration file, and install the Advance Toolchain packages.
- The
gpg
public keygpg-pubkey-6976a827-5164221b
is provided in the IBM repositories. This public key is used to verify the authenticity of both the Advance Toolchain packages and the repository contents. Download thegpg
public key for your Linux distribution and import it by using the following commands:wget https://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/server/POWER/Linux/toolchain/at/suse/SLES_15/gpg-pubkey-6976a827-5164221b rpm --import gpg-pubkey-6976a827-5164221b
- Run
yast2
as root. - Select Add-on Product.
- From Media Type, select the FTP Protocol:
(x) FTP...
- Under Server name, enter
public.dhe.ibm.com
. - Under Directory on Server, enter:
/software/server/POWER/Linux/toolchain/at/suse/SLES_X
Replace SLES_X with the SLES release that you are using.
You will get a warning about there being no product information available. This is because the
repomd-based
repository does not contain theYaST
product information. This is not a bug. Select [Continue]. - Under the Software Management interface, search for "advance toolchain" and select the following packages:
advance-toolchain-atX.X-runtime
advance-toolchain-atX.X-devel
advance-toolchain-atX.X-perf
advance-toolchain-atX.X-mcore-libs
- Click [Accept].
Installing Advance Toolchain on SLES with Zypper
Use these steps to download the public key, create a repository configuration file, and install the Advance Toolchain packages.
- The
gpg
public keygpg-pubkey-6976a827-5164221b
is provided in the IBM repositories. This public key is used to verify the authenticity of both the Advance Toolchain packages and the repository contents. Download thegpg
public key for your Linux distribution and import it by using the following commands:wget https://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/server/POWER/Linux/toolchain/at/suse/SLES_15/gpg-pubkey-6976a827-5164221b rpm --import gpg-pubkey-6976a827-5164221b
- Add IBM FTP to the repository list:
zypper addrepo https://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/server/POWER/Linux/toolchain/at/suse/SLES_X "Advance Toolchain"
Replace SLES_X with the SLES release that you are using.
This command creates a new repository entry called "Advance Toolchain" pointing to the IBM FTP site.
- Run
zypper
to install the packages:zypper install advance-toolchain-atX.X-runtime \ advance-toolchain-atX.X-devel \ advance-toolchain-atX.X-perf \ advance-toolchain-atX.X-mcore-libs
Warning: Do not try to install the
advance-toolchain-atX.X-selinux
package ifSELinux
isn't installed and enabled. - You will be prompted to trust the repository key (AdvanceToolchain05). Press
a
for always trusting this key, theny
to confirm packages installation. Optionally, you might also install theadvance-toolchain-atX.X-mcore-libs
package, which contains the multi-core exploitation libraries (versions 5.0-3 or newer), and theadvance-toolchain-atX.X-selinux
package (versions 5.0-7 or newer), which enables compatibility withSELinux
.
Installing Advance Toolchain on SLES manually
You can use the Advance Toolchain (AT) downloader tool to download the latest version of all of the AT packages for a supported distribution and create an ISO image if wanted. This script looks at the official FTP sites to find the available distributions and versions and then downloads them to your system. You can then manually install the packages. This method is intended for users with limited Internet access to their Power Systems.
If you are installing the rpm
files manually, you need to install them in the following order (due to prerequisites):
advance-toolchain-atX.X-runtime-X.X advance-toolchain-atX.X-devel-X.X advance-toolchain-atX.X-perf-X.X advance-toolchain-atX.X-mcore-libs-X.X advance-toolchain-atX.X-runtime-atX.X-compat-X.X
If you are updating a previous installation, you need to update as a batch, so rpm
can solve the dependencies, that is:
rpm -Uvh advance-toolchain-atX.X-runtime-X.X.ppc64le.rpm \ advance-toolchain-atX.X-devel-X.X.ppc64le.rpm \ advance-toolchain-atX.X-perf-X.X.ppc64le.rpm \ advance-toolchain-atX.X-mcore-X.X.ppc64le.rpm \ advance-toolchain-atX.X-runtime-atX.X-compat-X.X.ppc64le.rpm
The rpm
command should always be run as root. Failure to do so will result in an error similar to the following message:
error: can't create transaction lock on /var/lib/rpm/__db.000
Installing Advance Toolchain on SLES with the Linux on Power tools repository
The Advance Toolchain repository can also be configured automatically by the IBM Linux on Power tools after installing the ibm-power-repo
package:
- Download the
RPM
package from https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/service-and-productivity-tools - Install the
ibm-power-repo
RPM
package, by running the following command with root user privileges:rpm -ivh ibm-power-repo-latest.noarch.rpm
- After the installation, run the following command with root user privileges:
/opt/ibm/lop/configure
- Install the Advance Toolchain by using
yum
ordnf
Installing the Advance Toolchain on Ubuntu or Debian
Installing Advance Toolchain on Ubuntu or Debian with Aptitude
Use these steps to download the public key, create a repository configuration file, and install the Advance Toolchain packages.
- The
gpg
public key is provided in the IBM repositories. This public key is used to verify the authenticity of both the Advance Toolchain packages and the repository contents. Download thegpg
public key for your Linux distribution and import it by using the following commands:- For Ubuntu 20.04:
wget https://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/server/POWER/Linux/toolchain/at/ubuntu/dists/focal/6976a827.gpg.key sudo apt-key add 6976a827.gpg.key
- For Debian 12, Debian 11 or Ubuntu 22.04:
wget -qO- https://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/server/POWER/Linux/toolchain/at/ubuntu/dists/jammy/615d762f.gpg.key | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/615d762f.asc
- For Ubuntu 20.04:
- Configure the Advance Toolchain repositories by adding the following line to
/etc/apt/sources.list
:On ppc64el or amd64:
- When you install on Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) or Ubuntu 20.04 (focal), point to its respective repository:
deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/615d762f.asc] https://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/server/POWER/Linux/toolchain/at/ubuntu jammy atX.X deb https://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/server/POWER/Linux/toolchain/at/ubuntu focal atX.X
- When you install on Debian 12 (bookworm) or Debian 11 (bullseye), point to its respective repository:
deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/615d762f.asc] https://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/server/POWER/Linux/toolchain/at/debian bookworm atX.X deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/615d762f.asc] https://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/server/POWER/Linux/toolchain/at/debian bullseye atX.X
- When you install on Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) or Ubuntu 20.04 (focal), point to its respective repository:
- Refresh the
aptitude
cache by running:sudo aptitude update
- Install the Advance Toolchain package running the following command:
sudo aptitude install advance-toolchain-atX.X-runtime \ advance-toolchain-atX.X-devel \ advance-toolchain-atX.X-perf \ advance-toolchain-atX.X-mcore-libs
aptitude
supports package upgrades for new revision releases (for example, from 14.0-0 to 14.0-1). For new major releases (for example, from 13.0-1 to 14.0-0), proceed as in a normal installation.
Installing Advance Toolchain on Ubuntu or Debian with Apt
Use these steps to download the public key, create a repository configuration file, and install the Advance Toolchain packages.
- The
gpg
public key is provided in the IBM repositories. This public key is used to verify the authenticity of both the Advance Toolchain packages and the repository contents. Download thegpg
public key for your Linux distribution and import it by using the following commands:- For Ubuntu 20.04:
wget https://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/server/POWER/Linux/toolchain/at/ubuntu/dists/focal/6976a827.gpg.key sudo apt-key add 6976a827.gpg.key
- For Debian 12, Debian 11 or Ubuntu 22.04:
wget -qO- https://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/server/POWER/Linux/toolchain/at/ubuntu/dists/jammy/615d762f.gpg.key | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/615d762f.asc
- For Ubuntu 20.04:
- Configure the Advance Toolchain repositories by adding the following line to
/etc/apt/sources.list
:On ppc64el or amd64:
- When you install on Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) or Ubuntu 20.04 (focal), point to its respective repository:
deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/615d762f.asc] https://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/server/POWER/Linux/toolchain/at/ubuntu jammy atX.X deb https://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/server/POWER/Linux/toolchain/at/ubuntu focal atX.X
- When you install on Debain 12 (bookworm) or Debian 11 (bullseye), point to its respective repository:
deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/615d762f.asc] https://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/server/POWER/Linux/toolchain/at/debian bookworm atX.X deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/615d762f.asc] https://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/server/POWER/Linux/toolchain/at/debian bullseye atX.X
- When you install on Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) or Ubuntu 20.04 (focal), point to its respective repository:
- Refresh the
apt
cache by running:sudo apt update
- Install the Advance Toolchain package running the following command:
sudo apt install advance-toolchain-atX.X-runtime \ advance-toolchain-atX.X-devel \ advance-toolchain-atX.X-perf \ advance-toolchain-atX.X-mcore-libs
apt
supports package upgrades for new revision releases (that is, 14.0-0 to 14.0-1). For new major releases (that is, 13.0-1 to 14.0-0), proceed as in a normal installation.
Cross-compiler
The Advance Toolchain cross-compiler provides a way to compile programs for POWER by using an x86 (i386) or x86-64 (amd64) machine, helping teams to start developing for POWER without having access to a server in the early development phase.