.. index:: ispc
.. _ispc:

ispc
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Description
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ispc compiler for a variant of the C programming language, with extensions for "single program, multiple data" (SPMD) programming.  It allows easier access to SSE and AVX instructions and frequently provides an excellent speed-up over standard C code.  It can be easily linked with (e.g.) Fortran code.

User instructions
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ispc is available via the modules system.  To add it to your environment run:

.. code-block:: bash

    $ module load ispc/1.9.1

Examples and documentation are available from the `ispc website <http://ispc.github.com/>`_.

Source
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http://ispc.github.com/

License
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BSD.

Admin notes
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The easiest way to install it is to simply copy a pre-compiled binary from a tarball downloaded from http://ispc.github.com/.  One would hope compilation is not a slow step...