Compiler Usage Guidelines for 64-Bit Operating Systems on AMD64 ...

<strong>Compiler</strong> <strong>Usage</strong> <strong>Guidelines</strong> <strong>for</strong> AMD<strong>64</strong> Plat<strong>for</strong>ms
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
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This application note also briefly discusses the GCC 4.2 compiler, which is the current GCC compiler
from the Free Software Foundation (FSF).
2.1.2 Intel
Intel provides C, C++, and Fortran compilers <strong>for</strong> EM<strong>64</strong>T and compatible architecture-based systems
running the Linux operating systems. The current version (as of August 2007) is 10.0.
2.1.3 PathScale
PathScale provides C, C++, and Fortran compilers <strong>for</strong> AMD<strong>64</strong> architecture-based systems running
the Linux operating system. The current version (as of August 2007) is 3.0.
2.1.4 PGI
The Portland Group (PGI) Toolkits are composed of high per<strong>for</strong>mance C, C++, and/or Fortran
<strong>Compiler</strong>(s), a debugger, and a per<strong>for</strong>mance profiler <strong>for</strong> 32-bit and <strong>64</strong>-bit AMD<strong>64</strong> and EM<strong>64</strong>T
processor-based Linux. The latest PGI Edition 7 provides leading-edge application per<strong>for</strong>mance on
AMD<strong>64</strong> next-generation systems and supports features like auto-parallelization, OS-native
multithreading, OpenMP multithreading models, and MPI programming <strong>for</strong> AMD<strong>64</strong> architecturebased
multicore shared-memory and distributed-memory cluster-based systems. The current version
(as of Sept 2007) is PGI Release 7.1.
2.2 <strong>Compiler</strong>s (<strong>64</strong>-<strong>Bit</strong>) <strong>for</strong> Microsoft ® Windows ®
The following companies provide <strong>64</strong>-bit compilers <strong>for</strong> Microsoft Windows.
2.2.1 Intel
Intel provides C/C++ and Fortran compilers <strong>for</strong> EM<strong>64</strong>T and compatible systems running the
Microsoft Windows operating system. The current version (as of August 2007) is 10.0.
2.2.2 Microsoft ®
Microsoft provides C/C++ compilers <strong>for</strong> AMD<strong>64</strong> architecture-based systems running the Microsoft
Windows operating system. The current version is Visual Studio 2008.
2.2.3 PGI
The Portland Group (PGI) Toolkits are composed of high per<strong>for</strong>mance C, C++ and/or Fortran
<strong>Compiler</strong>(s), a debugger and a per<strong>for</strong>mance profiler <strong>for</strong> 32-bit and <strong>64</strong>-bit AMD<strong>64</strong> and EM<strong>64</strong>T
processor-based Windows plat<strong>for</strong>ms. The latest PGI Edition 7 provides leading-edge application
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