Document number: 307056-005US
The Intel(R) C++ Compiler 11.0 compiles C and C++ source files on Linux* operating systems. The compiler is supported on IA-32, Intel(R) 64, and IA-64 architectures.
You can run the Intel C++ Compiler from the command line or within the Eclipse* integrated development environment. Eclipse support is available on IA-32 and Intel(R) 64 architectures for this release. (The Release Notes contain information on installing and configuring Eclipse.)
Start using the compiler by performing the following steps:
One way to set the environment variables prior to invoking the compiler is to "source" the compiler environment script, iccvars.sh (or iccvars.csh):
source <install-dir>/bin/iccvars.sh <arg>
where <install-dir> is the directory structure containing the compiler /bin directory, and <arg> is the architecture argument listed below.
The environment script takes an argument based on architecture; valid arguments are as follows:
To compile a C language source file (for example, my_source_file.c), use the following command:
icc my_source_file.c
To compile C++ source files, use this command:
icpc my_source_file.cpp
Following successful compilation, an executable named a.out is created in the current directory.
You must install Eclipse* on your system, and configure Eclipse to use the Intel(R) C++ Compiler.
See the Building Applications section in the compiler documentation for current information about compiling applications with Eclipse. The Building Applications with Eclipse* section provides detailed information about configuring and using Eclipse with the Intel(R) C++ Compiler.
The Intel(R) C++ Compiler includes the following performance libraries. Refer to the appropriate sections of the documentation listed for information about using these libraries.
| Performance Libraries | See the... |
| Intel(R) Threading Building Blocks | Intel(R) Threading Building Blocks Getting Started Guide included with the Intel(R) Threading Building Blocks documentation. |
| Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives | Installation Guide included with the Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives documentation. |
| Intel(R) Math Kernel Library | Intel(R) Math Kernel Library User's Guide included with the Intel(R) Math Kernel Library documentation. |
The documentation is located in the directories under the <install-dir>/Documentation/ directory. If you installed all of the appropriate components, you can find documentation on the following:
The Release Notes contain information on installing the Intel(R) C++ Compiler.
In addition to the documentation listed above, some of these components include documentation in the form of Linux* OS man pages.
Note: If you selected to not install a component, the associated documentation is not installed.
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