Multi-version Compiler Support

The following topic applies to Eclipse* for C/C++.

You can select different versions of the Intel® C++ Compiler for compiling projects with the Eclipse* Integrated Development Environment (IDE). For a list of the currently supported compiler versions by platform, refer to the Intel® C++ Compiler Release Notes.

To select the version of the Intel® C++ Compiler to build your project, you need to select the configuration associated with the compiler prior to building your project.

To select the desired configurations for the version of the compiler that you want to use, do the following:

1. Right click the project and open Properties.

2. In the properties dialog box, select either C/C++ Build > Settings, or C/C++ Build > Tool Chain Editor.

3. Click the Manage Configurations button.

4. In the dialog box that appears, click New.

5. Give the project a unique Name. The configuration name will be used as a directory name in the file system, so reserved characters such as $ or * are not allowed.

6. Select where you wish to Copy settings from. Available options are Existing configuration, Default configuration, Import from projects, and Import predefined. Click OK.

7. If you want to use this configuration for building your project, select Set Active. Click OK.

Use Settings and Tool Chain Editor to select toolchains and tools to be used within the toolchains, or set distinct project properties, like compiler options to be used with different versions of the Intel® C++ Compiler.

For any project, you can set the compiler environment by specifying it within Eclipse*; this overrides any other environment specifications for the compiler.