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Re: gfortran equivalency of ifort?

From	Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.development.apps
Subject	Re: gfortran equivalency of ifort?
Date	2011-04-30 09:20 +0000
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On 2011-04-29, Philipp Thomas <kthomas@linux01.gwdg.de> wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:34:24 -0400, Todd Carnes <toddcarnes@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Linux is perfectly capable of compiling Fortran source without Intel's help.
>
> Yeah, but Intels compilers produce much better performing code than
> GCC. So if you're in a business where performance counts such as
> number crunching you'll want the Intel compilers.

I know it's popular, but is fortran really the best language for heavy
duty number crunching. I guess if you're stuck with it that's another
matter.



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  Re: gfortran equivalency of ifort? Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2011-04-14 20:17 +0300
    Re: gfortran equivalency of ifort? Todd Carnes <toddcarnes@gmail.com> - 2011-04-14 13:31 -0400
  Re: gfortran equivalency of ifort? Todd Carnes <toddcarnes@gmail.com> - 2011-04-14 13:34 -0400
    Re: gfortran equivalency of ifort? Todd Carnes <toddcarnes@gmail.com> - 2011-04-14 13:38 -0400
    Re: gfortran equivalency of ifort? Philipp Thomas <kthomas@linux01.gwdg.de> - 2011-04-29 02:59 +0200
      Re: gfortran equivalency of ifort? Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2011-04-30 09:20 +0000

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