Problems installing Fortran 95

[Dieter_B_]

I have just installed Open Suse Linux 10.2, and want once again to
install Intel Fortran 90/95, as I have used for some years now. I
downloaded first the IA32 (smaller) version, as my machine is 32-bit,
and hit a snag during the installation. I then tried the 32/64 bit version,
hit the same snag. It tells me that

"install_fc.sh can't identify your machine type, glibc, or kernel."

There follows a list of machine types, kernels and glibc numbers. My
glibc is 2.5-25, and I note that this is not represented in the list. Does this
mean that Suse 10.2 is ahead of Intel's Fortran in glibc versions, or
what does it mean? How do I get around this problem, please?

[Steven_L_Intel1]

It probably does mean that your Suse distribution is too new, but to be sure, please file an issue with Intel Premier Support and ask. I would recommend sticking with the distributions listed in the Installation Guide as supported. Changes in glibc or the kernel can and often do break applications such as the compiler.

As new versions of supported distros come out we do test them and see if changes are needed, but we rarely have enough lead time to do so before the publc gets the releases.

Oh, and the same goes double for Mac OS....

[TimP]

As Steve said, SuSE 10.2 is too new to have been tested with ifort. If you have g++-4.2

(check with g++ -v) you may be able to get around it by installing an earler g++ and making that one active in PATH when you run ifort.

[Dieter_B_]

> As new versions of supported distros come out we do test them and see if
> changes are needed, but we rarely have enough lead time to do so before
> the publc gets the releases.

What sort of lead times are we talking? If it's a matter of a couple of months,
I could wait and use another machine meanwhile.

[Steven_L_Intel1]

I haven't heard this version being disucssed, but it's not a topic I'm right in the middle of. I suggest you file a request with Intel Premier Support asking that we add support for this distribution.

[umar]

I have been using ifort with 2.5 under Fedora Core 6+ for a long time
without any problems although I have purely fortran programs (no
mixing of C and Fortran). You can install it by just accepting the given
list and going for it.
Umar