Software Development Tools

Research Computing provides a number of software development tools, compilers, libraries, debuggers, IDEs, interpreters, etc. on the CIRCE environment. Many of these are accessible via the Environment Modules system.

Compilers

The following compilers are available on CIRCE for C, C++, Fortran, and Java, and represent the latest available stable releases:

Vendor	Version	C	C++	Fortran	Java	Module
GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)	4.8.1	gcc	g++	gfortran	gcj	compilers/gcc/4.8.1
Intel Compiler Suite	2013 SP1	icc	icpc	ifort	n/a	compilers/intel/2013sp1_cluster_xe
Portland Group PGI	12.10	pgcc	pgCC	pgf77/pgf90	n/a	compilers/pgi/12.10

MPI Libraries

Many numerical codes now have support for compiling and linking against MPI or Message Passing Interface libraries. Research Computing supports the use of the IntelMPI and OpenMPI libraries. Several other MPI versions are available for compatibility purposes, but IntelMPI and OpenMPI receive the best support from our group. Prior to using an MPI library, you will wish to load a module for a compiler suite, as shown in the table above.

Vendor	Version	Supported Compilers	Module
IntelMPI	4.1.1.036	Intel	compilers/intel/13.0.1
OpenMPI	1.6.1	GCC. Intel, PGI	mpi/openmpi/1.6.1
MVAPICH2	1.8a2	GCC, Intel, PGI	mpi/mvapich2/1.6

Stable & Tested Compiler/MPI Version Combinations

Other combinations have been tested and shown to be stable, but these are the combinations we recommend and will be better able to support:

Compiler Module	MPI Module
compilers/intel/2013sp1_cluster_xe	n/a (IntelMPI is built-in)
compilers/gcc/4.8.1	mpi/openmpi/1.6.1
compilers/pgi/12.10	mpi/openmpi/1.6.1

Numerical Libraries

The following numerical libraries for BLAS, LAPACK, FFTW, GSL, etc. are available and supported on the system:

Name	Provides	Vendor	Version	Linker Flags
ACML	BLAS/LAPACK	AMD	4.4.0	-L/opt/lib/acml/4.4.0/gfortran64/lib -lacml_mv -lacml
				-L/opt/lib/acml/4.4.0/gfortran64_mp/lib -lacml_mv -lacml
MKL	BLAS/LAPACK/BLACS	Intel	12.1.0	-mkl=sequential
	SCALAPACK/FFT			-mkl=cluster

Scripting Languages

The systems support a number of scripting languages. The table below provides further information:

Shell/Language	Version	Location
bash	4.1.2	/bin/bash
tcsh	6.17.00	/bin/tcsh
perl	5.10.1	/usr/bin/perl
python	2.7.5	/usr/bin/python
ruby	1.8.7	/usr/bin/ruby

IDEs

Integrated Development Environments are available via the CIRCE Desktop Environment Applications menu. The following are installed:

Name	Version
Eclipse	Ganymede
Netbeans	6.5

Debugging and Profiling

Numerous debuggers and profiling tools are installed. Please consult the documentation for your selected compiler for more information.