replace gcc with Intel CC?

zend · Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2003 5:23 am Post subject: replace gcc with Intel CC?

can I replace gcc with Intel CC in Gentoo 1.4RC2? and how to do it?

Lovechild · Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2003 11:56 am Post subject:

Short answer... no. The ICC compiler set will probably not be able to compile a full functional system. However I recall some brave soul trying to get Intel to fix the compiler so that we actually could use it as our base compiler should we choose so. This was of course a LONG time ago, and I'm not sure of the progress of this project.

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pilla · Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2003 3:20 pm Post subject: Re: replace gcc with Intel CC?

I'd say that it is more widelly used, but not more standard-compliant. All the changes from gcc 2.95 to gcc 3.xx were because it wasn't compliant with some C++ AFAIK.

I've tried to build a system with icc, but I had problems with the first package (don't rememer which), it won't link to libraries compiled with gcc.

[EDIT] Not all changes, but many

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dan_aka_jack · Apprentice Joined: 04 Dec 2004 Posts: 169

Does anyone have some up-to-date performance data comparing the newest GCC with the newest ICC?

Thanks,
Jack

thebigslide · Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 8:49 pm Post subject:

By newest GCC, do you mean 4.0a?

Optimus' · Apprentice Joined: 01 Jul 2004 Posts: 209

Well, I thought I'de try the icc USE flag and the bootstrap is complaining:

"Checking for C compiler default output file name... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables"

ERROR: sys-devel/gettext-0.14.1 failed

So... I guess it doesn't work... :roll:

thebigslide · Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:17 pm Post subject:

Unless.....

man icc and see if CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS are supposed to be the same.

dan_aka_jack · Apprentice Joined: 04 Dec 2004 Posts: 169

Um... let's stick with the latest stable versions of the compilers for our comparisons... is that sensible?

thebigslide · Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 3:35 pm Post subject:

<sarcasm>what's the latest stable version of gcc</sarcasm>

lnxduk · n00b Joined: 18 Apr 2004 Posts: 12

I'm doing a stage2 install of gentoo with icc

I have problems with many of the packages.

I edited the source code ... and manually merged it, do you think we can form a team to patch stuff for icc? I'm not any kind of gentoo dev, who do I talk to?

it does work for the majority of the stuff, I'll keep you posted for when I get to the kernel :-P

gmarcus · Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 12:42 pm Post subject: Bootstrapping with icc

Hi all,

I tryed this weekend to compile the full system with icc 8.1... I started from an initial bootstrap and after a lot of effort I was able to get to stage3, but the result is highly unstable. I will post all the steps soon, so others can try also. Basically, I tryed to use it for everything, going "back" to gcc 3.4.3 when it fails. I can say in advance that the process involves switching from one compiler to another, hacking ebuilds to remove forced gcc commands, and things like that.

Best Regards,
GM

thebigslide · Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 12:57 pm Post subject:

This is cool. I have an AMD system, but I'm drooling for all your Intel boys.

wishkah · Guru Joined: 09 May 2003 Posts: 441 Location: de

It is possible and has been done to compile the linux 2.6.6 kernel with ICC. Somewhere in the depth of the net, there are patches for this, and there also is a wrapper (kicc) that translates gcc parameters to icc parameters. I've played around with it for a few hours, but it didn't work for me... has anyone had success?
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Deathwing00 · Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 11:48 pm Post subject:

Due to the fact that this is not for Installation only, but as a system-wide change: Moved from Installing Gentoo.

zend · Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 1:35 am Post subject:

what I want to know is "how"

ycUygB1 · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 8:05 pm Post subject: Before I try this....

I've used ICC 9.0 a bit, and it definitely is a lot faster than GCC. But before I set my use flags to include icc
and emerge --newuse, I'd like to hear some recent commnts from people who have done this, or tried this, or
whatever.

Patr|ck_ · n00b Joined: 09 Apr 2005 Posts: 69

I am currently trying out the latest version of ICC (9.0) and I'm impressed. I've been able to compile a few things, but not all. ICC is a sweet little compiler. I tested versions of the knights tour problem (coded in C) and the ICC version finished about a second faster. It stinks there isn't wider support for ICC, but hopefully there will be soon. Anyone know when ICC started? Gvie it some time.

EDIT: I'm currently trying to compile (make && make modules_install) the 2.6.12-gentoo-r7 kernel, but get this:

ycUygB1 · Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 9:19 pm Post subject: Keep me up to date.

So, if you set your use flags to include icc,
does emerge compile the packages that work automatically?
What other environment variables do you have to set?
Do you have to source the Intel scripts in /opt/intel/cc/9.0/bin/iccvars.sh?

What's the setup?

Also, the fora at intel.com are very good. The Intel employees usually get back to you
very quickly. The compiler itself is a star. Just be sure to include -ipo in your options.
That's a key. You can outperform GCC by 100% if you do that. My CFLAGS are set
to -xP -ipo -fp-model fast -03

I've played arount a lot with other options, like -ssp or -parallel, but without much improvement.
The key is -ipo.

And Intel is working hard on compiling the kernel. But the kernel includes a lot of non-ANSI gcc extensions,
and that's a problem.

Also, check out IPP and VTune (after August 23)

Keep posting your progress.

Harold

Patr|ck_ · n00b Joined: 09 Apr 2005 Posts: 69

Wow! I just successfully compiled gentoo-sources-2.6.12-r7 with ICC 9.0! This is great!

I will boot from it and tell you all how it goes. Wish me luck.

ycUygB1 · Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:01 pm Post subject: Wow

How much patching did you have to do?
Please run Con Kolivas' Interbench on it, if possible.

Harold

Patr|ck_ · n00b Joined: 09 Apr 2005 Posts: 69

Amazingly, no patches... at ALL. None, nadda. I'm using ICC 9.0 (latest version). Where can I get this bench? Link, please. I would like to run it.

ycUygB1 · Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:24 pm Post subject:

http://members.optusnet.com.au/ckolivas/interbench/