How to work with Pentium 4 / Xeon (static/dynamic linking)

[nirofer]

This question actually includes 3 related questions:

1. There is a different installation for Pentium 4 (and other processors) and Xeon. Does this mean that there is no way to prepare an application for both ?

2. If my application is targeted ONLY for pentium 4 and Xeon computers, what is the best method to use - dynamic linking, static linking or static with emerged ?

3. Does static with emerged give the full performance for any processor it is deployed on without relation to the processor it was compiled on ?

[Vladimir_Dudnik]

Hi,

let me try to answer your questions

1) Do you mean to combine in one executable both ia32 and x64 codes? Of course, it is not possible, just because of different format of object files

2) You should decide what is the best way for you (remember, it is not possible to combine in one executable ia32, ia64, em64t or Xscale code).

3) Yes, exactly.

Let me recommend you to read article about possible ways to link with IPP libraries, you can find it here

http://www.intel.com/software/products/ipp/techtopics/linkage_models.pdf

Regards,

Vladimir