C++ compiler for AMD

[homercles337]

This is my first AMD cpu and so far its great, but i seem to run into problems because most apps are built with Intel subroutines. I need a C++ compiler (just command line or IDE doesnt matter), but im not sure if generic compilers for windows will run. Any ideas? I can imagine that this is quite significant since it took quite a bit of work on my part to get matlab to even run on winXP with an AMD (actually, had to tell mathworks tech support how to do it! :| ). I should have access to a few development environments (VC++, BB, bloodshed), but dont know if they will work.

 

[MrChad]

Any x86 compiler should run fine on an AMD processor.

 

[EagleKeeper]

AMD designed their chips to be x86 instruction set compatible. They may have some additional instructions that are available; you would have to get such details from AMD themselves.

 

[homercles337]

Gotcha, good to know. So im good ignoring system requirements that say "Intel," and should just interpret that as "intel compatible." Thanks guys. I was worried because matlab would not run at all, until i configured to run with AMD opposed to intel subroutines.

 

[agnitrate]

Heh, this thread sounds like it's from like 1992 or something.

Yup, all of AMD and Intel's chips are x86 compatible. They have additional instructions (SSE, SSE2, SSE3, MMX, 3DNOW, etc) that they have added on for the compilers to support, but the compilers don't use them unless you specifically ask for them to be used. Anything you can run on an Intel (barring the extra instructions AMD has not yet added), you can run on an AMD. No worries!

-silver