MKL's dependency on gcc and glibc

[Fu_J_Intel]

HI,

what is MKL's dependency on gcc and glibc?

thanks,

Jeffrey

[Gennady_F_Intel]

you may have a look at the mkl's system requirements - Supported C/C++ compilers for Linux : https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-math-kernel-library-intel-mkl-2017-system-requirements

[Fu_J_Intel]

Hi Gennady,

redhat EL6 is in the list of supported OS.  Does it mean centos 6.5 should also work with MKL?  My main concern is if gcc 4.4.7 works with MKL?

- Jeffrey

[TimP]

Yes, CentOS 6 "should work," but likely hasn't been tested as fully as Red Hat.  It may require you to accept unsupported OS during installation.

[Fu_J_Intel]

Hi Tim and Genenady,

thanks for comments.

to be clear, my main concern is "what is the requirement of gcc for mkl-dnn?".    I heard mkl-dnn requires at least gcc 4.8.x.  Is that true?

thanks,

Jeffrey

[TimP]

I see that gcc 4.9 is suggested if you don't use an Intel compiler. It's certainly possible to install a newer gcc in addition to your system compiler.

[Fu_J_Intel]

where is gcc 4.9 mentioned?

in (https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-math-kernel-library-intel-mkl-2017-syste-requirements),  I do not see any requirement of gcc.