Selecting Libraries to Link with

To link with Intel MKL:

Choose one library from the Interface layer and one library from the Threading layer
Add the only library from the Computational layer and run-time libraries (RTL)

The following table lists Intel MKL libraries to link with your application.

	Interface layer	Threading layer	Computational layer	RTL
IA-32 architecture, static linking	libmkl_intel.a	libmkl_intel_thread.a	libmkl_core.a	libiomp5.so
IA-32 architecture, dynamic linking	libmkl_intel.so	libmkl_intel_thread.so	libmkl_core.so	libiomp5.so
Intel® 64 architecture, static linking	libmkl_intel_lp64.a	libmkl_intel_thread.a	libmkl_core.a	libiomp5.so
Intel® 64 architecture, dynamic linking	libmkl_intel_lp64.so	libmkl_intel_thread.so	libmkl_core.so	libiomp5.so
Intel® Many Integrated Core (Intel® MIC) Architecture, static linking	libmkl_intel_lp64.a	libmkl_intel_thread.a	libmkl_core.a	libiomp5.so
Intel MIC Architecture, dynamic linking	libmkl_intel_lp64.so	libmkl_intel_thread.so	libmkl_core.so	libiomp5.so

The Single Dynamic Library (SDL) automatically links interface, threading, and computational libraries and thus simplifies linking. The following table lists Intel MKL libraries for dynamic linking using SDL. See Dynamically Selecting the Interface and Threading Layer for how to set the interface and threading layers at run time through function calls or environment settings.

	SDL			RTL
IA-32 and Intel® 64 architectures	libmkl_rt.so			libiomp5.so^††

^†† Use the Link-line Advisor to check whether you need to explicitly link the libiomp5.so RTL.

For exceptions and alternatives to the libraries listed above, see Linking in Detail.

Selecting Libraries to Link with

See Also