[METRON-1334] Add C++11 Compliance Check to 'platform-info.sh'

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Done
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Done
• Affects Version/s: 0.4.1
• Fix Version/s: 0.4.2
• Assignee: Nick Allen
• Reporter: Nick Allen
• Created: 27/Nov/17 20:47
• Updated: 15/Dec/17 17:03
• Resolved: 15/Dec/17 17:03

Description

Some of the module dependencies for the Management and Alerts UI must be built natively on the host. This requires a C/C++ compiler. In addition, some of the dependencies require a C++11 compliant compiler. This is causing problems for users who attempt to build Metron on a system with an older version of GCC, like CentOS 6.

Not having a C+11 compliant compiler can cause some non-obvious error messages when the build fails. This adds a version check for GCC and also a C+11 compliance check. The compiler itself must be on the user's PATH, which is what the Node modules also require.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #849