From owner-freebsd-ia64@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 16 09:46:12 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF5001065670 for ; Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:46:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) Received: from dirj.bris.ac.uk (dirj.bris.ac.uk [137.222.10.78]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 03BDA8FC17 for ; Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:46:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ncsc.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.10.41]) by dirj.bris.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OkwGf-0003XV-Kb for freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org; Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:46:09 +0100 Received: from mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.187.241]) by ncsc.bris.ac.uk with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1OkwGf-0005Lg-Hw for freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org; Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:46:09 +0100 Received: from mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id o7G9k9TA007606 for ; Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:46:09 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) Received: (from mexas@localhost) by mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id o7G9k9JE007605 for freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org; Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:46:09 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) X-Authentication-Warning: mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk: mexas set sender to mexas@bristol.ac.uk using -f Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:46:09 +0100 From: Anton Shterenlikht To: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20100816094609.GB7559@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Subject: OpenIMPACT ia64 compiler is dead X-BeenThere: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the IA-64 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:46:13 -0000 Here's what I've got from Win-mei Hwu (Illinois): *quote* I would like to thank you for your interest in the IMPACT compiler. We have moved away from the IMPACT ia64 compiler development since 2005. I was very disappointed with Intel's lack of commitment to ia64. My research team has moved into programming tools and algorithms for GPU computing since then. You should still be able to access a last version of the OpenIMPACT compiler at our web site. Try impact.crhc.illinois.edu and look under OpenIMPACT. Wen-mei *quote* Nothing unexpected, of course. HPC is GPU - that's what I hear from all sources. -- Anton Shterenlikht Room 2.6, Queen's Building Mech Eng Dept Bristol University University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 331 5944 Fax: +44 (0)117 929 4423