jonkeane commented on code in PR #41451: URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/pull/41451#discussion_r1596825457
########## r/vignettes/install.Rmd: ########## @@ -28,35 +28,6 @@ For `gcc`, this generally means version 7 or newer. Most contemporary Linux distributions have a new enough compiler; however, CentOS 7 is a notable exception, as it ships with gcc 4.8. -If you are on CentOS 7, to build arrow you will need to install a newer `devtoolset`, and you'll need to update R's Makevars to define the `CXX17` variables. This script installs `devtoolset-8` and configures R to be able to use C++17: Review Comment: _nods_ ok yeah, I also like that it leaves a bit of a more obvious breadcrumb trail for folks debugging. I know it's in the git history, but I don't think folks would know to look here in that history necessarily to find out "what do I do with non-standard compiler setups?" -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected]
