installing Intel Fortran Compiler 10.1 on Fedora 10 Intel64?

[Dusan_Z_]

Hi guys,

I have tried to install IFC 10.1 on Fedora 10 (Intel64) and didn't get far. The install script was stopped because it failed to execute CHKLIC_32_64 program (chklic.em64t).

I came across many threads about installation problems of IFC on non-supported distribution, and it seems that 64-bit Fedora is unsupported. Did anyone manage to get it installed and how hard was it?

Thanks.

[Kevin_D_Intel]

Without seeing the error, it is just a guess that it failed due to the missing the 32-bit version of the /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5 that's been discussed in numerous earlier threads. You can try searching this forum for that library name so see earlier advice provided to others about installing the required 32-bit development environments.

It should not be hard to install the 10.1 compiler so long as you meet all the minimum software requirements.

[Dusan_Z_]

Quoting - Kevin Davis (Intel)

Without seeing the error, it is just a guess that it failed due to the missing the 32-bit version of the /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5 that's been discussed in numerous earlier threads. You can try searching this forum for that library name so see earlier advice provided to others about installing the required 32-bit development environments.

It should not be hard to install the 10.1 compiler so long as you meet all the minimum software requirements.

OK, I will try that tomorrow.

Also, I have an alternative of installing Red Hat so I just thought maybe I would be better off if I install RH instead of Fedora...

[Kevin_D_Intel]

You're always better off installing on a supported OS (the list appears in the Release Notes). You may also be better off installing the latest 11.0 release update also instead of carrying forward an older compiler version that is not officially supported or tested on newer distributions.

[TimP]

Quoting - Kevin Davis (Intel)

You're always better off installing on a supported OS (the list appears in the Release Notes). You may also be better off installing the latest 11.0 release update also instead of carrying forward an older compiler version that is not officially supported or tested on newer distributions.

It's a mixed bag, as RHEL doesn't supply the binutils, browser, or JRE versions required to support all features of ifort 11.0. As Kevin indicates, 11.0 for Intel64 should be easier to install on recent x86_64 distros. in respect of fewer dependencies on "legacy" 32-bit C++ libraries.
Installation of g++ development system is always a prerequisite before installing ifort.