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Intel C++ Composer XE Changelog

What's new in Intel C++ Composer XE 2016

Oct 23, 2015
  • Changes since Intel Parallel Studio XE 2015:
  • Licensing changes will require updated license for renewals
  • Directory layout and name change
  • Intel C++ Compiler 16.0
  • Intel Fortran Compiler 16.0
  • GNU Project Debugger (GDB) 7.8
  • Intel Math Kernel Library 11.3
  • Intel Integrated Performance Primitives 9.0
  • Intel Threading Building Blocks 4.4
  • Intel Data Analytics Acceleration Library 2016

New in Intel C++ Composer XE 2013 SP1 (Oct 23, 2015)

  • Changes since Intel Composer XE 2013
  • Online installation
  • Intel C++ Compiler XE 14.0.0
  • GNU Project Debugger (GDB)
  • -use-clang-env enabled by default
  • libc++ now supported
  • OS X 10.7 is no longer supported
  • Xcode 4.4 and 4.5 are no longer supported
  • Features from C++11 (-std=c++11)
  • Partial OpenMP 4.0 RC2 support
  • Intel CilkTM Plus changes
  • __INTEL_COMPILER_UPDATE predefined macro
  • Pointer type alignment qualifiers
  • Variable definition attributes to avoid false sharing
  • -mtune performance tuning option
  • New KMP_PLACE_THREADS environment variable
  • New __INTEL_PRE_CFLAGS and __INTEL_POST_CFLAGS environment variables
  • New –vec-report7 vectorization report level
  • -[no-]pch-messages to enable/disable precompiled header diagnostics
  • -openmp-simd option added for controlling the enabling/disabling of specific OpenMP
  • 4.0 features independently of other OpenMP features
  • -xATOM_SSE4.2 option added to support Silvermont microarchitecture
  • Intel Math Kernel Library 11.1
  • Intel Integrated Performance Primitives 8.0 update 1
  • Intel Threading Building Blocks 4.2