5 files changed, 20 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/build_settings.cmake b/build_settings.cmake
index ac4e86c2e81..c96a626ad0b 100644
--- a/build_settings.cmake
+++ b/build_settings.cmake
@@ -54,7 +54,12 @@ if ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" ST
   endif()
 else()
   set(CXX_SPECIFIC_WARN_OPTS "-Wsuggest-override -Wnon-virtual-dtor -Wformat-security")
-  set(VESPA_ATOMIC_LIB "atomic")
+  if(VESPA_OS_DISTRO_COMBINED STREQUAL "centos 8" OR
+      VESPA_OS_DISTRO_COMBINED STREQUAL "rhel 8.1")
+    set(VESPA_ATOMIC_LIB "")
+  else()
+    set(VESPA_ATOMIC_LIB "atomic")
+  endif()
   set(VESPA_GCC_LIB "gcc")
   set(VESPA_STDCXX_FS_LIB "stdc++fs")
 endif()
@@ -79,7 +84,11 @@ if(CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Darwin")
     set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -latomic -ldl")
   endif()
 else()
-  set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--build-id -latomic -ldl -Wl,-E")
+  if(VESPA_ATOMIC_LIB STREQUAL "")
+    set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--build-id -ldl -Wl,-E")
+  else()
+    set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--build-id -latomic -ldl -Wl,-E")
+  endif()
 endif()
 SET(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS  "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -rdynamic" )
 
diff --git a/dist/vespa.spec b/dist/vespa.spec
index 26310c19750..aa0232fa421 100644
--- a/dist/vespa.spec
+++ b/dist/vespa.spec
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@ BuildRequires: rh-maven35
 %define _rhmaven35_enable /opt/rh/rh-maven35/enable
 %endif
 %if 0%{?el8}
-BuildRequires: gcc-c++
-BuildRequires: libatomic
+BuildRequires: gcc-toolset-9-gcc-c++
+BuildRequires: gcc-toolset-9-binutils
 BuildRequires: maven
+%define _devtoolset_enable /opt/rh/gcc-toolset-9/enable
 %endif
 %if 0%{?fedora}
 BuildRequires: gcc-c++
diff --git a/vespamalloc/src/tests/allocfree/CMakeLists.txt b/vespamalloc/src/tests/allocfree/CMakeLists.txt
index 52c0c03d079..34d402d0c60 100644
--- a/vespamalloc/src/tests/allocfree/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/vespamalloc/src/tests/allocfree/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ vespa_add_executable(vespamalloc_linklist_test_app
     $<TARGET_OBJECTS:vespamalloc_util>
     DEPENDS
     dl
-    atomic
+    ${VESPA_ATOMIC_LIB}
 )
 vespa_add_test(NAME vespamalloc_allocfree_shared_test_app NO_VALGRIND COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/allocfree_test.sh BENCHMARK
                DEPENDS vespamalloc_realloc_test_app vespamalloc_allocfree_shared_test_app vespamalloc_linklist_test_app
diff --git a/vespamalloc/src/tests/test1/CMakeLists.txt b/vespamalloc/src/tests/test1/CMakeLists.txt
index cbfb9543cda..cade2e092b4 100644
--- a/vespamalloc/src/tests/test1/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/vespamalloc/src/tests/test1/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ vespa_add_executable(vespamalloc_testatomic_app TEST
     SOURCES
     testatomic.cpp
     DEPENDS
-    atomic
+    ${VESPA_ATOMIC_LIB}
 )
 vespa_add_test(NAME vespamalloc_testatomic_app NO_VALGRIND COMMAND vespamalloc_testatomic_app)
diff --git a/vespamalloc/src/vespamalloc/CMakeLists.txt b/vespamalloc/src/vespamalloc/CMakeLists.txt
index ac7fd300828..1fe550ad95a 100644
--- a/vespamalloc/src/vespamalloc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/vespamalloc/src/vespamalloc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ vespa_add_library(vespamalloc
     $<TARGET_OBJECTS:vespamalloc_util>
     INSTALL lib64/vespa/malloc
     DEPENDS
-    atomic
+    ${VESPA_ATOMIC_LIB}
     dl
 )
 vespa_add_library(vespamallocd
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ vespa_add_library(vespamallocd
     $<TARGET_OBJECTS:vespamalloc_util>
     INSTALL lib64/vespa/malloc
     DEPENDS
-    atomic
+    ${VESPA_ATOMIC_LIB}
     dl
 )
 vespa_add_library(vespamallocdst16
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ vespa_add_library(vespamallocdst16
     $<TARGET_OBJECTS:vespamalloc_util>
     INSTALL lib64/vespa/malloc
     DEPENDS
-    atomic
+    ${VESPA_ATOMIC_LIB}
     dl
 )
 vespa_add_library(vespamallocdst16_nl
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ vespa_add_library(vespamallocdst16_nl
     $<TARGET_OBJECTS:vespamalloc_util>
     INSTALL lib64/vespa/malloc
     DEPENDS
-    atomic
+    ${VESPA_ATOMIC_LIB}
     dl
 )
 vespa_add_library(vespammap