Intel C/C++ Compiler 8.0 Released

Peorth writes "Intel has released version 8.0 of their Intel C/C++ compiler for both Windows and Linux. This release has been rumored for a long time to contain 100% GCC source and binary compatibility. It seems great strides have been made in advancement of that goal, as well as of its performance, but it may have a long way to go yet. Has anyone had experiences with it yet, either good or bad?"

Comments

Experiences?

[Anonymous Coward]

Has anyone had experiences with it yet, either good or bad?

No, but I heard about it on this "nerd news" website that I frequent.

Re:Because...

[ciaran_o_riordan]

And as an added bonus, if you give a copy to a friend, you are a criminal! cool. or something.

Here's my experience:

[ciaran_o_riordan]

> Has anyone had experiences with it yet, either good or bad?

I went to the website and was told that I wasn't allowed to have a copy unless I paid them money and promised to prevent others from copying my copy.

They've also denied my request for a copy of the source code. Appearently, I'm not allowed to know what my copy is doing when it's compiling my code.

There were many other restrictions. Overall, a pretty bad experience :-(

Re:What's the big deal?

[stevesliva]

Overall, it's probably not worth using unless you really need a compiler that generates fast code.

Yeah! Who needs fast code anyways?? Real C coders use only "#pragma I'll do it my goddamn self!" statements and asm{} blocks! Real men don't need any stinkin' optimizing compilers other than their own beautiful minds.

Re:What's the big deal?

[Anonymous Coward]

Overall, it's probably not worth using unless you really need a compiler that generates fast code.

Yeah, totally. I mean ... the whole idea of compilers generating fast code is over-hyped anyway. :)

Re: Supporting various hardware

[some guy I know]

The really interesting part is that the Intel's compiler supports Itanium.

Yes, but does it support the Opteron?

Re:lol

[makapuf]

It's ... a duck !