[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood for this link. ]
“Being an avid developer and tool junkie, my enthusiasm to try
out Version 7 of the Intel C++ Compiler was high. I was most
interested in using the debugger, as GDB has left me short of
success on more than one occasion. I’ve put up with it and done the
best I could, but I was looking forward to an alternative.“My first disappointment came in trying to get the tools
installed, when I was forced to jump through some hoops simply to
get the software on my computer. Reading the requirements, it
seemed clear what was needed. The only piece that seemed to be a
must-have was glibc 2.2.4 or 2.2.5. Taking some relief in knowing
that my Debian woody has 2.2.5 installed on it, I believed all the
requirements were met–until I discovered the Intel installer
actually requires RPM to install. This is the type of requirement
that really annoys me; luckily, I keep a partition installed with
Red Hat for this very scenario. I typically find that I can tar up
the software and move it easily over to Debian after it’s
installed…”