Re: [ccp4bb] different compilers for ccp4 code

2010-05-19 Thread Kay Diederichs
Charles Ballard schrieb: Hi Francois configure linux_intel_compilers should do the trick. We distribute ccp4 built with the intel compilers for OS X. Part of this is that the macs cover a much smaller range of cpus than linux boxes, so optimisation is less of a problem. If you want

Re: [ccp4bb] different compilers for ccp4 code

2010-05-19 Thread Justin Lecher
On 19/05/10 09:40, Kay Diederichs wrote: Charles Ballard schrieb: Hi Francois configure linux_intel_compilers should do the trick. We distribute ccp4 built with the intel compilers for OS X. Part of this is that the macs cover a much smaller range of cpus than linux boxes, so

Re: [ccp4bb] different compilers for ccp4 code

2010-05-19 Thread Adam Ralph
I believe that Francois is correct in saying that a feature of intel compilers is that they do not work well on non-intel CPUs. Can't imagine why that would be. If you have a an intel CPU then using an intel compiler would be an advantage. Code optimization is usually architecture specific, so

Re: [ccp4bb] different compilers for ccp4 code

2010-05-18 Thread Charles Ballard
Hi Francois configure linux_intel_compilers should do the trick. We distribute ccp4 built with the intel compilers for OS X. Part of this is that the macs cover a much smaller range of cpus than linux boxes, so optimisation is less of a problem. If you want speed make sure that you are

[ccp4bb] different compilers for ccp4 code

2010-05-17 Thread Terry Lang
Hey Everyone, I am considering switching from gcc to the Intel compiler in the hopes of making some of calculations run a bit faster. Has anyone ever tried compiling the ccp4 code base with the Intel compilers? Is there a difference in speed? What about in the reproducibility of the

Re: [ccp4bb] different compilers for ccp4 code

2010-05-17 Thread Francois Berenger
Hello, This is not what you asked for, but I think it is good to know: Intel compilers don't seem to like non-Intel CPUs: http://www.agner.org/optimize/blog/read.php?i=49 Regards, F. Terry Lang wrote: Hey Everyone, I am considering switching from gcc to the Intel compiler in the