solc-select is a tool to switch between Solidity compiler versions. It is easy to install, learn and use. I recommend you put this into your tool box.
A tool to quickly switch between Solidity compiler versions.
The tool is split into two CLI utilities:
The solc binaries are downloaded from https://binaries.soliditylang.org/ which contains official artifacts for many historial and modern solc versions for Linux and macOS.
The downloaded binaries are stored in ~/.solc-select/artifacts/.
pip3 install solc-select
The global version of solc can be set with the solc-select use <version> command:
$ solc --version
solc, the solidity compiler commandline interface
Version: 0.5.2+commit.1df8f40c.Linux.g++
$ solc-select use 0.4.24
Switched global version to 0.4.24
$ solc --version
solc, the solidity compiler commandline interface
Version: 0.4.24+commit.e67f0147.Linux.g++
Use SOLC_VERSION environment variable to override the global version:
$ solc --version
solc, the solidity compiler commandline interface
Version: 0.4.24+commit.e67f0147.Linux.g++
$ SOLC_VERSION=0.5.2 solc --version
solc, the solidity compiler commandline interface
Version: 0.5.2+commit.1df8f40c.Linux.g++
You can list all available versions with solc-select install:
$ solc-select install
Available versions to install:
0.3.6
0.4.0
...
0.8.0
0.8.1
And install the one you need with with solc-select install <version>:
$ solc-select install 0.8.1
Installing '0.8.1'...
Version '0.8.1' installed.
Display the currently installed versions:
$ solc-select versions
0.8.0
0.4.2 (current, set by /Users/artur/.solc-select/global-version)
Feel free to stop by our Slack channel for help on using or extending solc-select.
solc-select is licensed and distributed under the AGPLv3 license. Contact us if you’re looking for an exception to the terms.
Github: https://github.com/crytic/solc-select
Website: https://smartcontractprogrammer.com