[ltp] Intel compiler

[Tino Keitel]

On Fri, Apr 19, 2002 at 11:34:17 +0200, Raphael Wegmann wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 16, 2002 at 12:59:25PM -0400, Dean L. Hedin wrote:
> > > I read that the recently
> > > released Intel C++ compiler produces code that is 300% faster on the
> > > average. Unfortunately, the shared libraries compiled with the Intel
> > > compiler won't work with executables compiled with GCC. You must recompile
> > > your whole C++ stuff to use it, which is hard since there are source code
> > > incompatibilties between GCC and Intel C++. So you can only dream of a KDE
> > > that is three times faster. :-)
> > 
> > I wonder if there are any efforts underway to make an entire distro based off 
> > of the new Intel compiler.   I understand the same incompatabilities between
> > the Intel compiler and gcc also prevent builing a linux kernel with it.
> > 
> 
> Is the Intel compiler open source?
> I wouldn't be interested, if not.

I don't know exactly, but I don't think so. There was an interesting article
in the c't magazine:

Linux-Sprinter, Intel C++ Compiler für Linux, c't 23/01, Seite 222

Regards,
Tino

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