To install gcc 3.2 on RedHat 7.3, please follow the instructions below: 1. Install glibc-devel-2.2.5-36.2 or above. # rpm -U glibc-devel-... if you haven't done so. 2. Install libgcc. # rpm -U libgcc-... 3. Install libstdc++ with "rpm -i" so that the old libstdc++ rpm won't get removed. Some system binaries may depend on it. # rpm -i libstdc++-... 4. Install the rest of gcc 3.2 rpms with # rpm -U cpp-... gcc-... ...