Re: [Boost-users] Linux build of boost using Intel C++ compiler 11.1 or11.0 and g++ 4.3.3

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Linux build of boost using Intel C++ compiler 11.1 or11.0 and g++ 4.3.3
From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-08-28 13:09:05

> I guess this may be a known problem but I wonder if there is any
> straightforward workaround.
>
> I need to install boost on our development machines which run Linux and 
> have
> g++ 4.3.3 installed. We are wondering about also support the Intel c++
> compiler (version 11.1). When trying to build boost 1.39 we get many 
> errors
> during compilation due to g++ builtins like __builtin_isfinite not being
> found. Example below.
>
> Perhaps I've missed something but using the intel toolset when building
> still seems to involve using these g++ specific features. Is there a
> workaround?

The errors look like either an Intel bug, or an installation error.

What happens if you have a hello world application that just calls 
std::isfinite ?

John.