Compilers and Development Tools

The following compilers and development tools are deprecated in Oracle Linux 8.

libdwarf Library

In place of the deprecated libdwarf library, use the elfutils and libdw libraries for applications that need to process ELF/DWARF files.

As an alternative to the libdwarf-tools dwarfdump program, you can use the binutils readelf program or the elfutils eu-readelf program. Both programs can be used by passing the --debug-dump flag.

gdb.i686 Packages

These packages were distributed in earlier Oracle Linux releases to support 32-bit versions of the GNU Debugger (GDB). With the removal of support for 32-bit hardware, these packages are no longer supported or available. The 64-bit version of GDB in gdb.x86_64 packages can debug 32-bit applications.