The Parallel Studio XE 2015 Update 1 packages are out

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Update 1 is (finally!) available. We won't be sending emails about these until next week, but you can get them from the Intel Registration Center  now. We are aware that Intel Software Manager may not see this update at present.

[chauvjo]

I went to the Intel Registration Center and was unable to download either the Fortran or C Parallel Studio XE 2015 Update 1 packages. I tried downloading under Windows 7 and Windows 8.1...same problem...pressing the Download Now button does nothing.  I did manage to start a download on my Mac running OS X Yosemite.  Any idea why downloading under Windows is not working?

[Steven_L_Intel1]

No, I don't know. You could ask for help in https://software.intel.com/en-us/forums/intel-software-development-products-download-registration-licensing  I have successfully downloaded from that page under Windows 7. Try the link http://registrationcenter.intel.com/irc_nas/4958/w_fcompxe_online_2015.1.148.exe  It might be that you have Javascript disabled which the Download Now button needs.

[chauvjo]

I was able to get the download to work with Internet Explorer 11 by adding Intel.com to the Compatibility View list.  Are you using Internet Explorer 11 without Compatibility View?  My JavaScript is enabled.  I am using the default Internal Explorer 11 settings so you would think other people would be seeing this problem.

[Steven_L_Intel1]

I normally use Chrome. My Windows 8 system doesn't have IE11 installed (it has IE10.) I think we have been asked not to install IE11 as it breaks some web sites. I will pass along your comments to the download site owners.

[FORTRAN_IV]

Hi. I see the update for Composer but the Professional Edition top level product shows "Initial Release" despite many components including both the C++ and Fortran compilers being on Update 1. Is there a problem with the system or am I misunderstanding what I am seeing?

[TimP]

As we are on the linux forum, I'm surprised to see the merits of various Windows browsers discussed here.  Be that as it may, past problems with Firefox not working with Intel pull-down menus didn't get in my way with this release.  I do find the list of available versions confusing, not to mention disliking the 4 hour download time at my home with the best unmetered internet connection.  These big downloads will break the bank on metered connections which is all that is available where I was over the weekend.     The ISP players in USA are still falling all over each other to avoid competition so I don't see this changing in the near term.

[Kevin_D_Intel]

The Professional and Cluster edition bundles lag the release of individual components like IPS XE 2015 Composer.

Once the updated bundles are ready and posted you will see Update 1 as a valid selection for Professional and Cluster editions also.

[TimP]

I've not wanted to wait for the full Cluster edition before updating individual components.  On linux, the compiler installations are independent enough that it seems OK to install them, even though they are using the same licenses.  Anyway, the Parallel Studios want to install new Amplifiers with which I haven't been successful.

[Kevin_D_Intel]

Is the non-success related to download issues?   I don't know whether others are experiencing anything similar so if that persists can you open a Premier issue and/or maybe ping in the Start-up Support forum?

[FORTRAN_IV]

Kevin Davis (Intel) wrote:

The Professional and Cluster edition bundles lag the release of individual components like IPS XE 2015 Composer.

Once the updated bundles are ready and posted you will see Update 1 as a valid selection for Professional and Cluster editions also.

I was confused by Steve Lionel's post saying Update 1 was out. Thanks for the clarification. Can somebody please point me to instructions for installing newer versions or give a high level overview? For example do I delete an existing installation or will the installer write over it cleanly, etc. Thanks.

[Ron_Green]

you do not need to uninstall previous installations.  They can co-exist side-by-side.

So each version gets a specific, real directory with the full version information.  Then a series of symbolic links are created such that the most recently installed compiler becomes 'the default'.  As you know, to use the compiler you have to:

source /opt/intel/compilervars.sh intel64

this compilervars.sh was written by the most recent installation.  However, you can easily use an older compiler by using it's specific directory and compilervars.sh, like this:

source /opt/intel/composer_xe_2013_sp1.2.139/bin/compilervars.sh intel64

We've set this up so that you can have any number of compiler versions installed.  Here is a look at an old Mac in my lab, notice all the older compilers still available to me:

$ ls -ltr
total 56
drwxr-xr-x  18 root  wheel  612 Mar 29  2013 composer_xe_2013.3.171
drwxr-xr-x  18 root  wheel  612 Jun 21  2013 composer_xe_2013.5.198
drwxr-xr-x  13 root  admin  442 Jun 21  2013 composer_xe_2013
drwxr-xr-x   4 root  admin  136 Aug 14  2013 licenses
drwxr-xr-x  18 root  wheel  612 Sep 13  2013 composer_xe_2013_sp1.0.074
drwxr-xr-x  18 root  wheel  612 Nov 19  2013 composer_xe_2013_sp1.1.103
drwxr-xr-x   4 root  admin  136 Nov 19  2013 ism
drwxr-xr-x  14 root  wheel  476 Mar 25  2014 composer_xe_2013_sp1.2.139
lrwxr-xr-x   1 root  admin   22 May  7  2014 composerxe -> ./composer_xe_2013_sp1
lrwxr-xr-x   1 root  admin   16 May  7  2014 man -> ./composerxe/man
drwxr-xr-x  13 root  admin  442 May  7  2014 composer_xe_2013_sp1
lrwxr-xr-x   1 root  admin   16 May  7  2014 tbb -> ./composerxe/tbb
lrwxr-xr-x   1 root  admin   16 May  7  2014 mkl -> ./composerxe/mkl
lrwxr-xr-x   1 root  admin   16 May  7  2014 lib -> ./composerxe/lib
lrwxr-xr-x   1 root  admin   16 May  7  2014 ipp -> ./composerxe/ipp
lrwxr-xr-x   1 root  admin   20 May  7  2014 include -> ./composerxe/include
drwxr-xr-x  23 root  admin  782 May  7  2014 bin
drwxr-xr-x  14 root  wheel  476 May  7  2014 composer_xe_2013_sp1.3.166

[FORTRAN_IV]

Ah great, Ron. Thanks very much for the info!