How To Install compiler-rt on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install compiler-rt in AlmaLinux 8. compiler-rt is LLVM “compiler-rt” runtime libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install compiler-rt on AlmaLinux 8.

What is compiler-rt

The compiler-rt project is a part of the LLVM project. It provides implementation of the low-level target-specific hooks required by code generation, sanitizer runtimes and profiling library for code instrumentation, and Blocks C language extension.

We can use yum or dnf to install compiler-rt on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install compiler-rt.

Install compiler-rt on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install compiler-rt using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install compiler-rt

Install compiler-rt on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install compiler-rt using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install compiler-rt

How To Uninstall compiler-rt on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the compiler-rt package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove compiler-rt

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install compiler-rt on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.