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To use the newer versions in a bash script after the RPMs are installed:
#-----------------------------------------
# to enable newer gcc from software collections:
# (replace devtoolset-6 with current version of devtoolset)
#-----------------------------------------
if [ -x /opt/rh/devtoolset-6/enable ]; then
echo Enabling GCC from Developer Toolset
source /opt/rh/devtoolset-6/enable
fi
To use the newer versions on the command line after the RPMs are installed
(this example is from devtoolset-4, but the same idea works for devtoolset-6):
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