To build on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty out-of-the-box requires using Clang 3.6 instead of GCC:
```bash
sudo apt-get install clang-3.6
export CC=clang-3.6 CXX=clang++-3.6
```
On Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty, it's possible to use GCC 4.9.4+, but it is not recommended, because it requires installing GCC packages from third-party PPAs. Later versions of Ubuntu that come with GCC 4.9.4+ should work with GCC out-of-the-box.