intel compiler and debian etch

[frankp]

Thought I would try the intel 10 compiler. The older versions used to give my program a good speed boost compared to earlier gcc than version 4.1 in etch.

Grateful for advice from anyone who has installed it in debian etch (64bit). I get the following libraries missing errors.

debian:/home/fp/download/intelCompiler/l_cc_p_10.0.023# ./install.sh
/home/fp/download/intelCompiler/l_cc_p_10.0.023/data/chklic.em64t: error while loading shared libraries: libgcc_s.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
ERROR: Problem encountered executing CHKLIC_32_64 utility located here:
/home/fp/download/intelCompiler/l_cc_p_10.0.023/data/chklic.em64t

The CHKLIC_32_64 program data/chklic.em64t requires these libraries:
linux-gate.so.1 =>
libpthread.so.0 => /lib32/libpthread.so.0
libm.so.6 => /lib32/libm.so.6
libgcc_s.so.1 => not found
libc.so.6 => /lib32/libc.so.6
libdl.so.2 => /lib32/libdl.so.2
/lib/ld-linux.so.2

Please consult the installation guide (INSTALL.txt or INSTALL.htm),
the Pre-install FAQ (Preinstall_FAQ.htm), and the Release Notes,
located in the /home/fp/download/intelCompiler/l_cc_p_10.0.023 directory,
to ensure that you have the necessary system files and are installing
on a supported operating system.

Exiting installation program.

[bob]

The simple solution is to copy the intel compiler lib directory over to your /lib directory. I've always checked to verify there are no name conflicts for safety. But this avoids the necessity of having a LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable set which eliminates a lot of questions from users.

I don't use debian, but this works fine on my OpenSUSE 10.2 distribution...

[frankp]

yes but this is at the install stage, which has me more confused than normal. I thought it suggest some pre-installation libraries were missing?

[bob]

I can't reproduce that so I am not sure. But I suspected that maybe it tried a simple test and it failed, needing the LD_LIBRARY_PATH set properly. And it is possible it needs some 32 bit libs that are optional. Did Debian install ask anything like "include 32 bit application support?" or something similar???