Intel C/C++ Compiler and Linux kernel -- There were rumours that it is possible to compile Linux ...

... kernel with Intel's C/C++ Compiler (ICC). My personal tries weren't successful though ever. Do you know any "success story" about this? redflag-linux.com claimed (2004-08-05) their distro was compiled with ICC and, even kernel, as it might seemed: "...

"Red Flag has taken a leadership position in driving performance on Linux," said Jonathan Khazam, general manager of Intel‘s Software Products Division. "Intel collaborated with Red Flag to optimize its kernel and provide customers with a foundation for high-performance applications that take full advantage of Intel‘s latest processor features. Software developers who want to realize their own performance gains can use Intel Compilers and other Intel software development tools to get similar results."

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