what replaces old libguide_stats.a?

[RKatz1]

I have an old package, which was written for old Intel compilers (version 9 or 10). When building it with something newer, it fails to link

libguide_stats.a

Which no longer exists in Composer XE 2013. What library now includes the functions which were in libguide_stats?

[Feilong_H_Intel]

Hi Robin,

If you are trying to build your application with newer compilers, you are not supposed to need libguide_stats.a.  Please note, one should not mix and match different major versions of the compiler.  Please explain why you need that library.

Thanks.

[TimP]

Evidently, that library was involved in the old implementation of OpenMP, and it's particularly important not to mix differing versions of OpenMP libraries.  If you use Intel C++ to link, the option -qopenmp (-openmp in your version) takes care of OpenMP (libiomp5.so) and pthreads.

In case you link with gcc,  https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-mkl-link-line-advisor includes advice on -liomp5 .

[RKatz1]

In reply to Feilong, the ancient makefile requested libguide and libguide_stats.  I had replaced libguide by libiomp5, but left libguide_stats in.

Anyway, next day I deleted libguide_stats, the linking proceeded and I got the executables.

I am not mixing major versions - I am using the same compiler version for Fortran, C and C++.

BTW at what version did libguide get replaced by iomp5?  I hope to amend those makefiles to link the appropriate libraries for different compiler versions.

[Kittur_G_Intel]

Hi Robin,
> BTW at what version did libguide get replaced by iomp5? 

The answer to your question above:   Version 12.0 and upwards

Thanks,
Kittur