Which releases of PGI compilers work with each Linux distribution?
Each release of Linux changes many things, primarily the glibc libraries, the locations of files and headers for gcc, and changes to how executables are built. As a result, the PGI compiler install process has to adjust with each release, and the code shipped needs to be updated or expanded. Most compiler releases will be compatible with previous Linux versions existing at that time, though we do change the oldest release we support as the releases proceed. Here are the PGI compiler releases and the versions of Linux they work with. Note, as is commonly done, we only update the most current release for a new version of Linux. The Linux version involved comes with a specific glibc and gcc version. If you use the versions that are bundled as part of the development tools for that Linux release, and they match another supported release below, then your installation will probably succeed. Not all versions of gcc/glibc can work with any linux release/kernel, however, so any a custom combina
