Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] The intel C compiler
From: Steve Harris (S.W.Harris_AT_ecs.soton.ac.uk)
Date: Wed Feb 20 2002 - 19:49:38 EET
On Wed, Feb 20, 2002 at 11:20:46 -0600, Michael J McGonagle wrote:
> Ok, next stupid question? Has anyone thought of doing a Linux
> distribution based around using the Intel compiler? Or is this something
> that is forbidden by their license? Are there just too many differences
> between GCC and the Intel for this to be an easy thing?
I think that would work fine for userland things, as long as you *only*
used the intel compiler, otherwise you will have problems linking c++. icc
may be compatible with gcc3, but I don't know for sure.
> In recompiling things, what parts of the system are you concentrating >
on? Kernel things? Just audio processing? Or is the goal to produce a
I am only interested in plugins right now. It's only really float heavy
code that gets such a big benefit.
I think there is a known bug in the current icc that prevents you from
building a kernel with it.
- Steve
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