Intel has new compiler, but still supports old one

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5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
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20/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
build-system

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The issue concerns Boost Build/B2 support for Intel oneAPI compilers icx/icpx and dpcpp, but names no files, tests, or implementation entry point. First determine how existing compiler support is organized and what compatibility requirements apply; the issue does not define a concrete done condition.

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enhancement transition

Intel's new compiler technology is called oneAPI. The new technology still supports the old compiler, but includes two parallel processing compilers, icx/icpx and dpcpp, based on clang. This bodes well for Intel customers as their previous compiler, although good, was not of the quality of clang. Boost Build should probably try to support these two compilers somewhere down the road.

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