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Improving Source Code Security and Quality using Intel® Compilers
Intel® C++ and Fortran Compilers provide features that can enhance application security, improve source code quality and reliability. This document is written for software developers and managers who want to learn the state of the art compiler diagnostic capabilities available in Intel® C++ and Fortran Compilers.
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Redistributing Application Binaries Built with Intel® Compilers
Applications built with Intel® compilers may be redistributed to be run on systems on which the Intel Compiler is not installed. This document is provided to help you build your redistribution kit.
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< strong>Efficient Exploitation of Parallelism on Pentium® III and Pentium® 4 Processor-based Systems
Get a high-level overview of the automatic parallelization and vectorization methods used by the Intel® C++ and Fortran Compilers.
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Quick-Reference Guide to Optimization with Intel® Compilers
Fine tune your applications performance with these optimization commands.
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Optimizing Applications with Intel® C++ and Fortran Compilers
Optimize applications for IA-32, Intel® 64, and IA-64 architecture-based processors.
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An Overview of the Parallelization Implementation Methods in Intel® Parallel Composer
Provides an overview of some of the popular techniques and technologies available for parallelizing applications and explains how Intel® Parallel Composer can help with the parallelization effort.
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Porting Applications from Compaq Visual Fortran* to Intel Visual Fortran
Get the necessary background for developers who are migrating to the Intel® Visual Fortran Compilers from Compaq Visual Fortran*.
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Migrating Applications to Intel® Compilers for Mac OS* X
Get the details on the Intel® Compilers for Mac OS* X, including default behavior and optimization and source changes that may be needed as part of the migration.
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Building Linux* Kernel with Intel® C++ Compiler for Linux
Learn how to build the Linux kernel using the Intel C++ Compiler for Linux
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Itanium® Architecture for Software Developers
Get the information you need on creating 64-bit applications or porting current applications to this architecture with this Intel Press book.
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Code Coverage and Test Prioritization Tools
Discover how the Code-Coverage Tool and Test-Prioritization Tool within the Intel® compilers help you improve software quality, increase performance, and increase productivity.
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Intel® Debugger
Get more information on how the Intel® Debugger can help you locate runtime programming errors.
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Debugging on Intel® Platforms
Get a high-level overview of debugging on Intel® processor-based platforms for technical decision makers. It catalogues the relevant debuggers and describes the features and benefits of each with references to additional information.
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Intel® C++ Compiler for Windows* Compatibility with Microsoft Visual C++*
Find out about the compatibility of the Intel C++ Compiler with Microsoft Visual C++* 6.0, Visual C++ .NET* 2002/2003, and Visual C++ 2005.
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Intel® Compilers for Linux* - Compatibility with GNU Compilers
Learn about the compatibility between Intel® Compilers for Linux* and GNU compilers in terms of source, binary, and command-line compatibility.
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Floating Point Calculations and the ANSI C, C++, and Fortran Standard
Find out about command-line options that ensure floating point compliance with ANSI standards for the Intel compilers across all platforms.
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