install f14 rpm in f13 machine

[rudra-b]

Dear friends,
I have a f13 32-bit machine

$ uname -r
2.6.34.7-66.fc13.i686

is it safe to install gcc-gfortran's f14 rpm in my machine?

[PabloTwo]

Probably, but you'll also have to install the matching version of gcc from F14 as well, and any other gcc* and lib* packages you have that would be part of the updated version. You can see and download all the related files from koji.

Provides
gcc-gfortran = 4.5.1-5.fc14
gcc-gfortran(x86-32) = 4.5.1-5.fc14
Requires
/bin/sh
/bin/sh
/sbin/install-info
/sbin/install-info
gcc = 4.5.1-5.fc14
...........

[SiliconSlick]

The "easy" way is to use the releasever tag while updating... e.g.

yum --releasever=14 upgrade gcc-gfortran

I put "easy" in quotes since it might turn out just to be easier to upgrade to 14. As PabloTwo pointed out, that will drag in the latest gcc and the things that depend upon it. In the end that may turn out to be everything. At the very least, I'd be wary of any F13 kernels you compile with F14s gcc since invariably the kernel builds have to be tweaked due to current gcc bugs.

SS