How to install latest version of make in centos6.6 docker container

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I want to have 3.82 or newer version of make in docker container for centos6.6

[root@046f4766b93f build]# make --version
GNU Make 3.81
Copyright (C) 2006  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

This program built for x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu

Can someone let me know how can I install latest make version using yum in my docker container for centos6.6?

[root@046f4766b93f build]# yum install make
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Setting up Install Process
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: mirrors.unifiedlayer.com
 * extras: centos.mirrors.hoobly.com
 * updates: mirrors.kernel.org
Package 1:make-3.81-23.el6.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Nothing to do

try: `yum update` and after `yum install make` – VladoDemcak Oct 29 '16 at 18:20 — VladoDemcak, Oct 29 '16 at 18:20

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 30 '16 at 01:37

You can follow the procedure listed on this page. It uses an RPM made for CentOS 6 located in the Russian Fedora Fixes repository though, so be aware of that.

I tried it like this and it works:

# docker run --rm -it centos:6.6 bash
[root@1857c0d2c37b /]# yum -y update
[root@1857c0d2c37b /]# curl http://mirror.yandex.ru/fedora/russianfedora/russianfedora/fixes/el/releases/6/Everything/i386/os/russianfedora-fixes-release-6-2.R.noarch.rpm > russianfedora-fixes-release-6-2.R.noarch.rpm
[root@1857c0d2c37b /]# rpm -Uvh russianfedora-fixes-release-6-2.R.noarch.rpm
[root@1857c0d2c37b /]# yum install -y make

After that, the version of make is 3.82:

[root@1857c0d2c37b /]# make --version
GNU Make 3.82
Built for x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu
Copyright (C) 2010  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

If you want to have it already in a container, just put the commands into a Dockerfile like this:

FROM centos:6.6

WORKDIR /root

RUN yum -y update && yum clean all; \
    curl http://mirror.yandex.ru/fedora/russianfedora/russianfedora/fixes/el/releases/6/Everything/i386/os/russianfedora-fixes-release-6-2.R.noarch.rpm > russianfedora-fixes-release-6-2.R.noarch.rpm && \
    rpm -Uvh russianfedora-fixes-release-6-2.R.noarch.rpm && \
    yum install -y make

CMD bash

And then build and run your image.

Looking for the package through rpmfind.net shows make 3.82 available starting with CentOS 7. I tried installing that one as well, but there are too many unmet dependencies.

How to install latest version of make in centos6.6 docker container

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