How to Use This Document

This document assumes you are familiar with general compiler usage, programming methods, and the appropriate Intel® processor architectures. You should also be familiar with the host operating system on your computer. Some of the content is labeled according to operating system; the following table describes the operating system notations.

Notation Conventions

Linux*

This term refers to information that is valid on all supported Linux operating systems.

Mac OS*

This term refers to information that is valid on Intel®-based systems running Mac OS.

Windows*

This term refers to information that is valid on all supported Microsoft* Windows operating systems.

To understand other conventions used in this and other documents in this set, read the How to Use This Document topics, which are located with the introductory topics in each book in the Intel® Fortran Compiler Documentation.