How To Install abi-compliance-checker on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install abi-compliance-checker on CentOS 7. abi-compliance-checker is An ABI Compliance Checker

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install abi-compliance-checker on CentOS 7.

What is abi-compliance-checker

A tool for checking backward binary compatibility of a shared C/C++ library. It checks for changes in calling stack, changes in v-table, removed symbols, etc.

We can use yum or dnf to install abi-compliance-checker on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install abi-compliance-checker.

Install abi-compliance-checker on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install abi-compliance-checker using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install abi-compliance-checker

Install abi-compliance-checker on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install abi-compliance-checker using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install abi-compliance-checker

How To Uninstall abi-compliance-checker on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the abi-compliance-checker package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove abi-compliance-checker

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install abi-compliance-checker on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.