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Re:Intel C/C++ compilers complete adoption of LLVM by formerly_proven on Thursday August 12, 2021 @06:29AM (#28154461)
> I get it, there's no money to be made in just implementing all your optimizations in clang directly.

ICC Classic is legacy/dead and also free now. The LLVM-based DPC++ compilers are free as well. These are only making money indirectly and through support contracts.

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Re:Intel C/C++ compilers complete adoption of LLVM by pjmlp on Thursday August 12, 2021 @07:26AM (#28154887)
Yeah, but if you give all the golden eggs away, others can offer support contracts as well.
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Re:Intel C/C++ compilers complete adoption of LLVM by bluGill on Thursday August 12, 2021 @08:47AM (#28155557)
They can, but who knows more about the issue in question, Intel who designed it, or a third party? This is also a curse to Intel though: they need to ensure their people actually know something, level one support with a bad script and no access to anyone with more ability will get caught quickly when the third party offers better support and generally can figure things out.

There are pros and cons for sure. I'm not sure what it best.

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