Recent gcc versions on Lux

Lux uses by default gcc 4.8.5 owing to the version of CentOS used by the cluster management system. Some people require a more recent version of gcc, and we provide gcc 8.1 as an alternative.

Loading a more recent gcc version

To load a more recent gcc version, you may use the devtoolset module:

module load devtoolset-8/8.1

This module should reset the gcc in your path to v8.1.