Re: [Valgrind-users] Valgrind 1.9.6 compilation with the Intel compiler icc

[Arnaud D. <arn...@ge...>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nicholas Nethercote" <nj...@ca...>
To: "Eric Poinsignon" <eri...@ce...>
Cc: <val...@li...>
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 4:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Valgrind-users] Valgrind 1.9.6 compilation with the Intel
compiler icc


> On Tue, 3 Jun 2003, Eric Poinsignon wrote:
>
> > I am trying to compile Valgrind with the Intel compiler icc 7.1.
> > But the "configure" command does not accept icc.
>
> Valgrind requires gcc, it uses various gcc-specific features.
>
> > Does anybody know a way to compile valgrind with icc ?
>
> Julian got it working a while ago, but it required a few changes.
>
> Can I ask why you are trying to use the Intel compiler?  Presumably you
> have gcc on your Linux system.  If you are using it to get better
> performance, there's not much point because Valgrind spends most of its
> time in code it generates itself.

For record, valgrind runs fine any code generated by icc (and ifc if that is
relevant) as long as the sse instructions are avoided.

Regards,