Introduction

Rogue Wave* IMSL is no longer available directly from Intel. It can be obtained directly from Roguewave or Roguewave resellers.

This article explains how to install, configure and use the IMSL* Fortran Numerical Library, as provided with Intel® Parallel Studio XE 2018 Composer Edition for Fortran Windows with Rogue Wave* IMSL 7, or as the add-on product Rogue Wave IMSL* Fortran Libraries for Windows. It is not applicable to versions of IMSL obtained from other sources.

IMSL Fortran MP Library is a Shareware software in the category Miscellaneous developed by Lahey Computer Systems, Inc. The latest version of IMSL Fortran MP Library is 4.0, released on. It was initially added to our database on. IMSL Fortran MP Library runs on the following operating systems: Windows. This means that you can add IMSL to your existing suite that includes Fortran without having to buy an additional license for Visual Fortran. Customers with current support licenses for Intel Visual Fortran Composer XE with IMSL can download and install IMSL 7.0.1 at no additional charge.

Installation

The IMSL* libraries are supplied as a separate download from the Intel Software Development Products Registration Center. If your license is for 'Intel Visual Fortran Composer XE with Rogue Wave IMSL', you will find the IMSL installer listed under 'Related Files'. If you have purchased IMSL as an add-on for other Intel products containing Intel Visual Fortran, Rogue Wave IMSL* Fortran Libraries for Windows, the installer will be available in the Intel Registration Center page for the add-on. There is one download which supplies libraries for both IA-32 and Intel® 64 architecture targets.. The file name is of the form:

  • imsl_7.0.1.xxx.exe - for building applications that run on the IA-32 or Intel® 64 architectures
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You must install Intel Parallel Studio XE before installing the IMSL libraries.

Configuring for Use from the Command Line

Intel Visual Fortran automatically establishes the environment for using IMSL when a command prompt session is started through the provided shortcuts under: Start > All Programs > Intel Parallel Studio XE 2018

Configuring for Use from Microsoft Visual Studio*

It is necessary to add the paths for the IMSL INCLUDE and library files to Visual Studio.

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  • Open Microsoft Visual Studio
  • Select Tools > Options
  • Under Options, select Intel Compilers and Tools > Visual Fortran > Compilers
  • Select the Target Platform for which you want to make changes. The default of 'Win32' is for the IA-32 architecture target. Select 'x64' for the Intel® 64 architecture target.
  • Make sure that the desired compiler version is selected.
  • At the right of Libraries., click the '...' button.
  • Add to the end of the list,
    $(FNL_DIR)IA32lib (for IA-32 architecture target, or)
    $(FNL_DIR)Intel64lib (for Intel 64 architecture target)
  • Click OK.
  • At the right of Includes, click the '...' button.
  • Add to the end of the list,
    $(FNL_DIR)IA32includedll (for IA-32 architecture target, or)
    $(FNL_DIR)Intel64includedll ( for Intel 64 architecture target)
  • Click OK
  • Repeat for the other target architecture if desired
  • Click OK to save the changes.

Building Applications

You must specify the set of IMSL libraries you want to use. The easiest way to do this is to add one or two lines to a convenient source file in your application, such as the main program. The library sets are described in detail in the compiler documentation, but most users will want one of the following:

For DLL linking to the IMSL libraries (recommended):

INCLUDE 'link_fnl_shared.h'

For static linking to the IMSL libraries:

INCLUDE 'link_fnl_static.h'
!DEC$ OBJCOMMENT LIB:'libiomp5md.lib'

IMSL 7 has made changes from IMSL 6 in the set of include files used for selecting sets of libraries:

  • link_fnl_static.h and link_fnl_shared.h now make use of Intel® MKL by default. Use these instead of link_fnl_static_hpc.h or link_fnl_shared_hpc.h which are no longer provided
  • If you do not want IMSL to make use of Intel® MKL, include link_fnl_static_imsl.h or link_fnl_shared_imsl.h

Common Problems

Problem: When compiling, you receive an error similar to:

error #5102: Cannot open include file 'link_fnl_static.h'
or
error #7002: Error in opening the compiled module file. Check INCLUDE paths.

Resolution:
Follow the steps in the sections above for configuring for use from the command line or from Microsoft Visual Studio.

Problem:
When linking, you receive errors similar to:

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imsls_err.lib(e1pos.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol ___kmpc_threadprivate_cached

Resolution:
Add the line:

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!DEC$ OBJCOMMENT LIB:'libiomp5md.lib'

to one of your Fortran sources. An alternative is to enable OpenMP processing (/Qopenmp), but this may have unwanted side effects if you are not using OpenMP in your application.

Conclusion

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Note: as of summer 2018, Rogue Wave* IMSL is no longer available directly from Intel. It can be obtained directly from Rogue Wave or Rogue Wave resellers.

Overview
This application note illustrates steps to use the latest version of Intel® MKL with Intel® Visual Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Windows with IMSL Fortran Numerical Libraries 6.0* on Intel® architecture systems under Microsoft Windows* systems. It applies only to IMSL as supplied with the product Intel Visual Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Windows with IMSL 6.0. It does not apply to IMSL obtained in any other way.

The IMSL* Fortran Numerical Libraries from Rogue Wave Software* are a comprehensive set of mathematical and statistical functions that programmers can embed into the software applications. Intel® Math Kernel Library (Intel® MKL) offers highly optimized, extensively threaded math routines for scientific, engineering, and financial applications that require maximum performance. Please refer to Intel MKL web page and Intel's IMSL* Fortran Library web page for further information.

Intel MKL is included in Intel® Visual Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Windows* with IMSL*. Some IMSL routines can take advantage of Intel MKL to improve run-time performance. You choose, when you build your application, whether you wish to use the version of IMSL that calls MKL or the version that does not call MKL. For example, once linked, a call to an IMSL Library linear algebra routine will call the Intel MKL linear algebra function, thus benefiting from Intel MKL optimizations for Intel-based hardware.

Obtaining the software

Intel Visual Fortran Composer XE 2011 is available in two editions, with IMSL and without IMSL. Both editions include the latest version of Intel MKL. Intel does not offer an 'upgrade' to add IMSL to an already-purchased product. For product and 'where to buy' information, see the Intel® Composer XE product page.

You can choose to buy the product on DVD (two DVDs are provided), or as an electronic download. Be sure to register your purchase at the Intel® Software Development Products Registration Center to receive notifications of product updates.

Licensing

As of the version included with Intel Visual Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Windows with IMSL 6.0, IMSL has a new End User Licensing Agreement (EULA) which has changed from previous IMSL EULAs. Separate deployment licenses are now required for any application that uses IMSL. For more information, read the IMSL FNL 6.0 End User Licensing Agreement and IMSL Licensing Frequently Asked Questions.

Installation

Please see Installing and Using the IMSL* Libraries for instructions on installing IMSL and configuring Visual Studio for IMSL use.

Configuration and Building

There are two ways to specify the set of libraries to link against. One is to use a predefined environment variable on the command line that links the application. The other is to add an INCLUDE line in one of your Fortran sources. The INCLUDE line method is more convenient and works in both the command line and Visual Studio environments, but you are free to choose whichever method works best for you.

To use the INCLUDE line method, add one of the following two lines to any of your Fortran source files. The main program is usually the most convenient place. The line can be added anywhere in a Fortran program unit, but immediately after the PROGRAM, SUBROUTINE or FUNCTION statement is recommended.

INCLUDE 'link_fnl_hpc.h'

or

INCLUDE 'link_fnl_shared_hpc.h'

The line with 'link_fnl_hpc.h' causes the static library form of IMSL and MKL to be linked in. The line with 'link_fnl_shared_hpc.h' causes the dynamic link library (DLL) form of IMSL and MKL to be linked in.

The environment variable method differs depending on whether you are building from Visual Studio or from the command line. Both are described below.

Building from Microsoft Visual Studio

First, you must configure the IMSL include and library folders in Visual Studio. Instructions for doing this are in Installing and Using the IMSL* Libraries.

Once you have configured Visual Studio for IMSL and added the appro[priate INCLUDE line to specify the libraries, you can build normally.

Building from a Fortran Command Prompt Window
Users can use the following steps to build their applications with Intel® MKL and IMSL* Fortran Numerical Library in Fortran Command Prompt Window.

Go to a command prompt window in Intel® Visual Fortran Compiler by selecting:Start » All Programs » Intel Parallel Studio XE 2011 » Command Prompt» Parallel Studio XE with Intel Compiler v12.1 » IA-32 Visual Studio xxxx Mode (or Intel 64 Visual Studio xxxx Mode). This will establish the correct command-line environment for building applications that use IMSL and MKL. If you have added an INCLUDE line to select the IMSL libraries, you can build normally with the ifort command. If you wish to use the environment variable method, add one of the two following strings to the end of the command used to link the application:
%LINK_FNL_HPC%
or
%LINK_FNL_SHARED_HPC%
%LINK_FNL_HPC% will link to the static form of the libraries, %LINK_FNL_SHARED_HPC% will link to the DLL form of the libraries.
For example:
ifort myprog.f90 %LINK_FNL_SHARED_HPC%

Running the Application
You can run your applications as you normally would and the applications will use Intel MKL optimized code for your processor.

A number of functions in Intel MKL are threaded to take advantage of multi-core processors. In order to enabling internal threading within Intel MKL functions, your can set the environment variable OMP_NUM_THREADS to the number of CPUs you want to use at the runtime.

For further information on MKL threading, please refer to Intel MKL website: Using Intel® MKL with Threaded Applications

Appendix A - Known Issues and Limitations

Please refer to “Known Problems, Limitations, and Differences” part in IMSL* Readme file and “Known Limitations” part in Intel MKL release notes.

Appendix C - References

Operating System:

Windows*
Optimization Notice

The Intel® Math Kernel Library (Intel® MKL) contains functions that are more highly optimized for Intel microprocessors than for other microprocessors. While the functions in Intel® MKL offer optimizations for both Intel and Intel-compatible microprocessors, depending on your code and other factors, you will likely get extra performance on Intel microprocessors.

While the paragraph above describes the basic optimization approach for Intel® MKL as a whole, the library may or may not be optimized to the same degree for non-Intel microprocessors for optimizations that are not unique to Intel microprocessors. These optimizations include Intel® Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 (Intel® SSE2), Intel® Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 (Intel® SSE3), and Supplemental Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 (Intel® SSSE3) instruction sets and other optimizations. Intel does not guarantee the availability, functionality, or effectiveness of any optimization on microprocessors not manufactured by Intel. Microprocessor-dependent optimizations in this product are intended for use with Intel microprocessors.

Intel recommends that you evaluate other library products to determine which best meets your requirements.