Intel Parallel Studio XE 2016 Beta has Started!

[Steven_L_Intel1]

The beta test for Intel Parallel Studio XE 2016, including Intel Fortran Compiler XE 16.0, has begun. For more details, a FAQ and a registration link, see Intel® Parallel Studio XE 2016 Beta

Major Fortran features supported in this release are:

• Submodules from Fortran 2008
• IMPURE ELEMENTAL from Fortran 2008
• "Further Interoperability with C" features from TS29113 (Fortran 2015 draft)

For more details see the release notes. Please use Intel Premier Support for any problems you encounter, rather than this forum. If you have questions about Fortran language features, you can ask them in this forum.

Please note that the compiler in the initial beta version was built a couple of weeks ago and doesn't include all of the fixes you may have seen described as "fixed in a release later this year".

The remainder of this post will be kept updated on "things you should know" about the beta.

• The current beta includes VS2010 Shell. A beta update will include VS2013 Shell instead. VS2010 Shell will still work if you have it installed.
• The initial beta does not work with VS2015 CTP6. It was built for CTP5 and CTP6 is incompatible. This will get fixed in the first beta update.
• The build dependency analyzer in Visual Studio does not yet understand submodules and will do unnecessary recompiles.
• The command line build environment for building 32-bit applications on a 64-bit system incorrectly sets up the tools path when using VS2010 Shell. The workaround is to edit compilervars_arch.bat (in C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel_sw_development_tools\compilers_and_libraries\windows\bin). Find the line
  set MSVS_VER_2010=%MSVS_VAR_SCRIPT:10.0=%
  and add after it,
  set MSVS_VER_2010=%MSVS_VAR_SCRIPT:2010=%

[FortranFan]

Steve Lionel (Intel) wrote:

The beta test for Intel Parallel Studio XE 2016, including Intel Fortran Compiler XE 16.0, has begun. ..

• The build dependency analyzer in Visual Studio does not yet understand submodules and will do unnecessary recompiles.

..

Thanks, Steve - monumental! :-)

Re: the dependency analyzer and submodules, is that within the scope of 16.0 version and thus meant to be fixed in an update prior to final release or is it deferred to a later release?

[Steven_L_Intel1]

I am sure it will be fixed prior to release, as will the other issues noted here so far. I'm hoping to get it fixed for the first beta update.

[FortranFan]

Awesome.

What would the Intel Fortran team prefer in terms of reporting issues with the Beta version?  Submit it at the Premier Support site or do so at the forum?

[Lorri_M_Intel]

Please use the Premier Support site for Beta reports.

        thanks!