Download package naming, versioning and packing

[Frank_Illenseer]

Hi,

I am wondering, if others are also feeling like me:

Starting some versions ago, Intel shipped the compilers only in "packaged" bundles (i.e. together with MKL, TBB, etc.). Especially with the 2011 release of the compilers, this now again brought up this issue on my side and I want to express my thoughts with this:

• If I need e.g. the C/C++ and Fortran Compilers, I have to download a huge vast of data (esp. when also needing for 32 and 64 bit and Windows and Linux at the same time). Additionally I then have to download and store e.g. the packaged MKL multiple times...
  => Would it not be possible to have some kind of "plain" compiler-only packages or maybe the ability to download the individual contents/components of the bundle?
• The versions of the compilers are not indicated clearly (or I was not able to find them).
  I.e. only the main version of the entire Compiler/Composer package is mentioned ("2011 Update 3" or maybe the mor exact version from the download link then "w_ccompxe_2011.3.175.exe"). But one cannot see the exact version of the compiler (i.e. ICL) itself (which in the above case would then be 12.0.3.175).
  => It would be good to mention the exact versions of the individual components of the packages somewhere.
  
  
• If the version of the entire Composer package is updated, one not always clearly knows what inside the package is updated (i.e. which component and what is the new version then).
  => I.e. this is basically an effect from the above first two items.

Thank you.
Ragards,
Frank

[Hubert_H_Intel]

Frank,

The best overview of what the current releases are can be seen in the Intel Registration Center under the 'My Products' link.
Subcomponents can be downloaded separately from the Intel Registration Center when you click on the respective 'Download Latest Update' links.

We publish only the release versions on the Intel Registration Center (e.g. Version 2011 (Update 3)).
Internal compiler versions can be obtained by running them on command line without parameters ('12.0' is the intern major version and a synonym for '2011), e.g.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\ComposerXE-2011>icl
Intel C++ Compiler XE for applications running on IA-32, Version 12.0.3.176 Build 20110309
Copyright (C) 1985-2011 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.

icl: command line error: no files specified; for help type "icl /help"

C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\ComposerXE-2011>ifort
Intel Visual Fortran Compiler XE for applications running on IA-32, Version 12.0.3.176 Build 20110309
Copyright (C) 1985-2011 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.

ifort: command line error: no files specified; for help type "ifort /help"

C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\ComposerXE-2011>


Does this help? If you need more clarification, don't hesitate to follow up.
Regards,
Hubert.

[Frank_Illenseer]

Thanks Hubert for the information.

Now that I know that "12.0" = "2011" one can assume the compiler version from the package.

We are using the "My Products" from the Registration Center and I see the versions there.
But e.g. for the Compilers (either C/C++ or Fortran) one can only download then the entire package which again contains e.g. MKL which maybe was not updated when compared to the last package...
So a huge vast of data which might not be needed if e.g. only the compiler was updated.