Expected support for Ubuntu 18.04LTS

[Bjoern_B_2]

Dear all:

Is there an estimate when Ubuntu 18.04LTS will be supported? Our systems have been updated and now compilation with icc fails due to problems with the math.h header

(1230): error: identifier "_LIB_VERSION_TYPE" is undefined
  _LIBIMF_EXTERN_C _LIB_VERSIONIMF_TYPE _LIBIMF_PUBVAR _LIB_VERSIONIMF;

I tried using the -D__PURE_INTEL_C99_HEADERS__ flag but that fails due to other libraries using the system math.h

In file included from /usr/include/boost/math/policies/policy.hpp(29),

                 from /usr/include/boost/math/special_functions/math_fwd.hpp(29),
                 from /usr/include/boost/math/special_functions/sign.hpp(17),
                 from /usr/include/boost/lexical_cast/detail/inf_nan.hpp(34),
                 from /usr/include/boost/lexical_cast/detail/converter_lexical_streams.hpp(63),
                 from /usr/include/boost/lexical_cast/detail/converter_lexical.hpp(54),
                 from /usr/include/boost/lexical_cast/try_lexical_convert.hpp(42),
                 from /usr/include/boost/lexical_cast.hpp(32),
                 from /usr/include/boost/program_options/value_semantic.hpp(14),
                 from /usr/include/boost/program_options/options_description.hpp(13),
                 from /usr/include/boost/program_options.hpp(15),
                 from /home/bbaumeie/votca/src/tools/include/votca/tools/application.h(21),
                 from /home/bbaumeie/votca/src/tools/src/libtools/application.cc(19):
/opt/intel/compilers_and_libraries_2018.2.199/linux/compiler/include/math.h(267): error: invalid redeclaration of type name "float_t" (declared at line 155 of "/usr/include/math.h")
  typedef float   float_t;

[Viet_H_Intel]

Hi,

Currently our latest version doesn't support Ubuntu 18.4LTS. We will let you know when it's available.

Regards,

Viet

[Darrel_C_]

So the answer is Intel does not have an estimate?  Rather than say "not now," how about providing some actual information?

[Darrel_C_]

Based on this support note:  https://software.intel.com/en-us/forums/intel-c-compiler/topic/780240 ; I'm guessing that 18.04 will be supported in Parallel Studio XE 2019.  Is that a fair assumption?  I need to know this information before recommending license renewal.  No Ubuntu 18.04 support means no license renewal for my organization.

[Viet_H_Intel]

Yes, Ubuntu 18.04 will be supported in PSXE2019.

Regards,

Viet

[Michel_C_]

Hi,

any idea about the release date for PSXE2019 please?

thanks in advance