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hamilton890
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‎03-04-2011 03:04 AM
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My machine is WIN7 64. I am looking for good Fortran compiler (I dont use parallel or cluster).

Does the Fortran compiler comes with IDE?

Whats the word 'Visual' stand for?

Does the compiler comes with Math kernel library?

Does intel 'Math Kernel Library' is as good as the 'NAG library'?
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TimP
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‎03-04-2011 06:48 AM
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Yes, ifort provides a subset of Visual Studio 2008 in case you don't need companion C/C++ compilers, in which case you would use ifort with separately purchased Visual Studio.
I suppose Visual is meant to emphasize the relationship with Microsoft IDE.
MKL is included with ifort.
You could check the reviews and marketing material to decide whether NAG would have value to you beyond MKL. Apparently, it includes only double precision implementation, but may have some functions beyond what MKL provides. I guess, from what you said, you aren't interested in NAG SMP, but parallel performance is one of the big selling points of both MKL and NAG SMP.
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