Sun Studio Express 3/09 Now Available!
Sun Studio Express 3/09, the official build used for the Sun Studio 12 Update 1 Early Access Program, is now available for download:
http://developers.sun.com/sunstudio/downloads/express/index.jsp
The Sun Studio Early Access build is available on Solaris, OpenSolaris and the latest Linux distributions (Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SuSE,Linux Enterprise, CentOS, Ubuntu). Feature highlights since the Sun Studio 12 release include:
* C/C++/Fortran compiler optimizations for the latest x86 architectures from Intel and AMD including SSSE3, SSSE4a, SSe4.1, SSE4.2 compiler intrinsics support
* C/C++/Fortran compiler optimizations for the latest UltraSPARC and SPARC64-based architectures
* DLight - New tool to utilize and visualize the power of Solaris Dynamic Tracing (DTrace) technology
* dbxTool - New stand-alone GUI debugger
* Full OpenMP 3.0 compilers and tools support
* MPI performance analysis in the Performance Analyzer
* NetBeans IDE 6.5 including new remote development features
These new features are all described in the README and wiki pages:
* March 2009 Express README:
http://developers.sun.com/sunstudio/downloads/ssx/express_March2009.html
* Wiki pages:
http://wikis.sun.com/display/SunStudio/Sun+Studio+Express+March+2009+Release
We are exited to hear your feedback on the new features/enhancements in this Early Access build and encourage your participation in the Sun Studio 12 Update 1 Early Access Program so that we can gather valuable feedback to assess the readiness of our release.
Sun Studio 12 Update 1 Early Access Program:
http://developers.sun.com/sunstudio/overview/earlyaccess/index.jsp
View the Sun Studio Express 3/09 podcast to learn more: http://mediacast.sun.com/users/ikroopdhillon/media/sunstudioexpress0309/details
Thanks,
Ikroop Dhillon