From 5d45bff4c059e04128d0d0e4e6ad853773d8d9ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tom Henderson Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2023 12:25:36 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] doc: Clarify that g++-8 no longer supported --- doc/installation/source/linux.rst | 11 ++++------- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/installation/source/linux.rst b/doc/installation/source/linux.rst index a8482c528..663eb66b8 100644 --- a/doc/installation/source/linux.rst +++ b/doc/installation/source/linux.rst @@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ extensions you need; please review the previous chapter if you need more informa Requirements ************ -The minimum supported version of Ubuntu is Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (as long as a modern compiler -version such as g++ version 8 or later is added). +The minimum supported version of Ubuntu is Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (as long as a modern compiler +version such as g++ version 9 or later is added). +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+ | **ns-3 Version** | **apt Packages** | @@ -35,11 +35,8 @@ version such as g++ version 8 or later is added). +--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+ .. note:: - As of January 2022 (ns-3.36 release and later), the minimum g++ version is g++-8. - Older Ubuntu releases (18.04, 16.04) come with an older default g++. On Ubuntu 18.04, this - `StackOverflow answer `_ can be followed to install and - prefer g++-8. On older Ubuntu such as 16.04, to use the most recent |ns3|, you must install - g++-8 or g++-9 from the `Ubuntu toolchain `_. + As of July 2023 (ns-3.39 release and later), the minimum g++ version is g++-9. + Older ns-3 releases may work with older versions of g++; check the RELEASE_NOTES. Recommended ***********