There is a another post on SN with a later article from the same author on Running (versus this article which is on Building): 

*Running Bitcoin Core v0.7 and Earlier*
https://stacker.news/items/15335
https://blog.lopp.net/running-bitcoin-core-v0-7-and-earlier

> A guide for how to compile binaries for very old Bitcoin Core versions that are no longer available to download.

cryptocoin

This is a great way to get your bitcoin node back to storing blocks with a max size of 1MB!