Intel® oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler Developer Guide and Reference

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Use the OpenMP* Libraries

This section describes the steps needed to set up and use the OpenMP* Libraries from the command line.
On Windows* systems, you can also build applications compiled with the OpenMP libraries in the Microsoft Visual Studio* development environment.
For a list of the options and libraries used by the OpenMP libraries, see OpenMP* Support Libraries.
Set up your environment for access to the
Intel® oneAPI
DPC++/C++
 Compiler
 to ensure that the appropriate OpenMP library is available during linking.
On Windows systems, you can either execute the appropriate batch (
.bat
) file or use the command-line window supplied in the compiler program folder that already has the environment set up.
On Linux* systems, you can source the appropriate script file (
setvars
 file).
During compilation, ensure that the version of
omp.h
 used when compiling is the version provided by that compiler.
For example, use the
omp.h
 provided with GCC* when you compile with GCC.
Be aware that when using the GCC or Microsoft* Compiler, you may inadvertently use inappropriate header/module files. To avoid this, copy the header/module file(s) to a separate directory and put it in the appropriate
include
 path using the
-I
 option.
If a program uses data structures or classes that contain members with data types defined in
omp.h
file, then source files that use those data structures should all be compiled with the same
omp.h
file.
The following table lists the commands used by the various command-line compilers for both C and C++ source files:
Operating System
C Source Module
C++ Source Module
Linux
gcc
 Intel:
icx
g++
 Intel:
icpx
Windows
Visual C++:
cl
 Intel:
icx
Visual C++:
cl
 Intel:
icx
For information on the OpenMP libraries and options used by the compiler, see OpenMP* Support Libraries.

Command-Line Examples, Linux

To compile and link (build) the entire application with one command using the Intel OpenMP libraries, specify the following
Intel oneAPI
DPC++/C++
 Compiler
 command on Linux platforms:
Type of File
Commands
C source
icx -qopenmp hello.c
C++ source
icpx -qopenmp hello.cpp
By default, the
Intel oneAPI
DPC++/C++
 Compiler
 performs a dynamic link of the OpenMP libraries. To perform a static link (not recommended), add the option
-qopenmp-link=static
. The option
-qopenmp-link
 controls whether the linker uses static or dynamic OpenMP libraries on Linux systems (default is
-qopenmp-link=dynamic
).
You can also use the
icx
/
icpx
 compilers with the
gcc
/
g++
 compilers to compile parts of the application and create object files (object-level interoperability).
In this example,
gcc
 compiles the C file
foo.c
 (the
gcc
 option
-fopenmp
 enables OpenMP support), and the
Intel oneAPI
DPC++/C++
 Compiler
 links the application using the Intel OpenMP library:
Type of File
Commands
C source
gcc -fopenmp -c foo.c
C++ source
g++ -fopenmp -c foo.cpp
When using
gcc
 or the
g++
 compiler to link the application with the
Intel oneAPI
DPC++/C++
 Compiler
 OpenMP compatibility library, you need to explicitly pass the Intel OpenMP library name using the
-l
 option, the Linux
pthread
 library using the
-l
 option, and path to the Intel libraries where the
Intel oneAPI
DPC++/C++
 Compiler
 is installed using the
-L
 option:
Type of File
Commands
C source
gcc -fopenmp -c foo.c bar.c
gcc foo.o bar.o -liomp5 -lpthread -L<
icx
_dir>/lib
You can mix object files, but it is easier to use the
Intel oneAPI
DPC++/C++
 Compiler
 to link the application so you do not need to specify the
gcc
-l
 option,
-L
 option, and the
-lpthread
 option:
Type of File
Commands
C source
gcc -fopenmp -c foo.c
icx
 -qopenmp -c bar.c
 (Linux)
icx
 -qopenmp foo.o bar.o
 (Linux)
You can mix OpenMP object files compiled with GCC,
or
Intel oneAPI
DPC++/C++
 Compiler
.
You cannot mix object files compiled by the Intel® Fortran Compiler and the
gfortran
 compiler.
The table illustrates examples of using the Intel Fortran Compiler to link all the objects:
Type of File
Commands
Mixed C and Fortran sources
icx
 -qopenmp -c ibar.c
gcc -fopenmp -c gbar.c
ifort -qopenmp -c foo.f
ifort -qopenmp foo.o ibar.o gbar.o
Type of File
Commands
Mixed C and GNU Fortran sources
icx
 -qopenmp -c ibar.c
gcc -fopenmp -c gbar.c
gfortran -fopenmp -c foo.f
gfortran foo.o ibar.o gbar.o -lirc -liomp5 -lpthread -lc -L<
icx
_dir>/lib
Alternatively, you could use the
Intel oneAPI
DPC++/C++
 Compiler
 to link the application, but need to pass multiple
gfortran
 libraries using the
-l
 options on the link line:
Type of File
Commands
Mixed C and Fortran sources
gfortran -fopenmp -c foo.f
icx
 -qopenmp -c ibar.c
icx
 -qopenmp foo.o bar.o -lgfortranbegin -lgfortran

Command-Line Examples, Windows

To compile and link (build) the entire application with one command using the Compatibility libraries, specify the following command:
Type of File
Commands
C source, dynamic link
icx
 /MD /Qopenmp hello.c
C++ source, dynamic link
icpx
 /MD /Qopenmp hello.cpp
When using the Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler, you should link with the Intel® OpenMP compatibility library. You need to avoid linking the Microsoft OpenMP run-time library (
vcomp
) and explicitly pass the name of the Intel® OpenMP compatibility library as linker options (following
/link
):
Type of File
Commands
C source, dynamic link
cl /MD /openmp hello.c /link /nodefaultlib:vcomp libiomp5md.lib
C++ source, dynamic link
cl /MD /openmp hello.cpp /link /nodefaultlib:vcomp libiomp5md.lib
You can also use the
Intel oneAPI
DPC++/C++
 Compiler
 with the Visual C++ Compiler to compile parts of the application and create object files (object-level interoperability). In this example, the
Intel oneAPI
DPC++/C++
 Compiler
 compiles and links the entire application:
Type of File
Commands
C source, dynamic link
cl /MD /openmp /c f1.c f2.c
icx
 /MD /Qopenmp /c f3.c f4.c
icx
 /MD /Qopenmp f1.obj f2.obj f3.obj f4.obj /Feapp /link /nodefaultlib:vcomp
The first command produces two object files compiled by Visual C++ Compiler, and the second command produces two more object files compiled by the
Intel oneAPI
DPC++/C++
 Compiler
. The final command links all four object files into an application.
Alternatively, the third line below uses the Visual C++ linker to link the application and specifies the Compatibility library
libiomp5md.lib
 at the end of the third command:
Type of File
Commands
C source, dynamic link
cl /MD /openmp /c f1.c f2.c
icx
 /MD /Qopenmp /c f3.c f4.c
link f1.obj f2.obj f3.obj f4.obj /out:app.exe /nodefaultlib:vcomp libiomp5md.lib
The following example shows the use of interprocedural optimization by the
Intel oneAPI
DPC++/C++
 Compiler
 on several files, the Visual C++ Compiler compiles several files, and the Visual C++ linker links the object files to create the executable:
Type of File
Commands
C source, dynamic link
icx
 /MD /Qopenmp /O3 /Qipo /Qipo-c f1.c f2.c f3.c
cl /MD /openmp /O2 /c f4.c f5.c
cl /MD /openmp /O2 ipo_out.obj f4.obj f5.obj /Feapp /link /nodefaultlib:vcomp libiomp5md.lib
The first command uses the
Intel oneAPI
DPC++/C++
 Compiler
 to produce an optimized multi-file object file named
ipo_out.obj
 by default (the
/Fe
 option is not required). The second command uses the Visual C++ Compiler to produce two more object files. The third command uses the Visual C++
cl
 command to link all three object files using the
Intel oneAPI
DPC++/C++
 Compiler
 OpenMP library.

Use Intel OpenMP Libraries from Visual Studio

When using systems running Windows, you can make certain changes in the Visual C++ Visual Studio* development environment to allow you to use the
Intel oneAPI
DPC++/C++
 Compiler
 and Visual C++ to create applications that use the Intel OpenMP libraries.
Microsoft Visual C++ must have the symbol
_OPENMP_NOFORCE_MANIFEST
 defined or it will include the manifest for the
vcomp90
 dlls. While this may not appear to cause a problem on the build system, it will cause a problem when the application is moved to another system that does not have this DLL installed.
Set the project
Property Pages
 to indicate the Intel OpenMP run-time library location:
  1. Open the project's property pages in from the main menu:
    Project
    Properties
     (or right click the Project name and select
    Properties
    ) .
  2. Select
    Configuration Properties
    Linker
    General
    Additional Library Directories
    .
  3. Enter the path to the Intel®-provided compiler libraries. For example, for an IA-32 architecture system (C++ only), enter: 
    <Intel_compiler_installation_path>\IA32\LIB
Make the Intel OpenMP dynamic run-time library accessible at run-time; you must specify the corresponding path:
  1. Open the project's property pages in from the main menu:
    Project
     >
    Properties
     (or right click the Project name and select
    Properties
    ).
  2. Select
    Configuration Properties
    Debugging
    Environment
    .
  3. Enter the path to the Intel®-provided compiler libraries. For example, for an IA-32 architecture system (C++ only), enter: 
    PATH=%PATH%;<Intel_compiler_installation_path>\IA32\Bin
Add the Intel OpenMP run-time library name to the linker options and exclude the default Microsoft OpenMP run-time library:
  1. Open the project's property pages in from the main menu:
    Project
    Properties
     (or right click the Project name and select
    Properties
    ).
  2. Select
    Configuration Properties
    Linker
    Command Line
    Additional Options
    .
  3. Enter the OpenMP library name and the Visual C++ linker option,
    /nodefaultlib
    .

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