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Compilers / Interpreters
| Name | Current | Release Date | Support | Status | Comment | Latest | Release Date | Support | RHEL/CentOS 7 | RHEL/CentOS 8 | Upgrade Release | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C++ [1][2] | 4.8.5 | 2015-06 | 2021-05 | | Provided by O.S. | 10.2 | 2020-07 | - | 4.8.5 | 8.3.1 | 2022FEB | - |
| Java 11 [1] | 11.0.7 | 2020-04 | 2024-10 | | 11.0.2 widely used as its provided by RHEL 7 | 11.0.12 | 2021-07 | 2024-10 | 11.0.2 | 11.0.12 | - | - |
| Java 17 [1] | - | - | - | - | 17.0.1 | 2021-10 | 2026-09 | - | 17.0.1 | 2023APR | - | |
| Python 3.8 [1] | 3.8.6 | 2020-09 | 2024-10 | | 3.8.12 | 2021-08 | 2024-10 | - | 3.8.6 | 2022FEB | Default | |
| Python 3.9 [1] | - | - | - | - | 3.9.7 | 2021-08 | 2025-10 | - | 3.9.2 | - | - |
Standards
| C | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Release Date | Compiler Support | Compatible Since | Dropped Compatibility | Default |
| c90 | 1990 | Beginning? | Beginning | 2016OCT | Beginning → 2016OCT |
| c99 | 2000-03 | >= 4.1 | 2016OCT | - | 2016OCT → Now |
| c11 | 2011-12-08 | >= 4.9 | 2018OCT | - | - |
| c17 | 2018 | >= 8.1 | 2020OCT | - | 2022APR→ Now |
| c2x | - | >= 9.1 | Not Compatible | - | - |
| c23 | TBD | - | Not Compatible | - | - |
| C++ | |||||
| Name | Release Date | Compiler Support | Compatible Since | Dropped Compatibility | Default |
| C++98 | 1998-10 | Beginning? | Beginning | 2022APR | Beginning → 2018OCT |
| C++0x | - | >= 4.3 | 2018-OCT | - | 2018OCT → 2022FEB |
| C++11 | 2011-08 | >= 4.7 | 2018-OCT | - | - |
| C++14 | 2014-08 | >= 5.1 | 2020-OCT | - | - |
| C++17 | 2017-12 | >= 8.1 | 2020-OCT | - | 2022APR → Now |
| C++2a | - | >= 8.1 | 2020-OCT | - | - |
| C++20 | TBD | >= 11.1 | Not Compatible | - | - |
| C++2b | - | >= 11.1 | Not Compatible | - | - |
| C++23 | TBD | - | Not Compatible | - | - |
| Java | |||||
| Name | Release Date | Compiler Support | Compatible Since | Dropped Compatibility | Default |
| Java Classic | - | - | Beginning | - | Beginning → Now |
| Java Modules | - | - | Not Compatible | - | - |
| Python | |||||
| Name | Release Date | Interpreter Support | Compatible Since | Dropped Compatibility | Default |
| Python 2 | 2000-10 | >= 2.0 | Beginning | 2022FEB | Beginning → 2020JUN |
| Python 3.6 | 2019-07 | >= 3.6.9 | 2020-APR | - | 2020AUG → 2021DEC |
| Python 3.8 | 2020-09 | >= 3.8.6 | 2022-FEB | - | 2022FEB → Now |