Additional Predefined Macros

The Intel® C++ Compiler supports the predefined macros listed in the table below. The compiler also includes predefined macros specified by the ISO/ANSI standard.

The following designations apply:

Label Meaning
i32 Included on systems based on IA-32 architecture.
i64em Included on systems based on Intel® 64 architecture.
i64 Included on systems based on IA-64 architecture.

 

Macro Name Value i32 i64em i64
__ARRAY_OPERATORS 1 X X X
__BASE_FILE__ Name of source file X X X
_BOOL 1 X X X
__cplusplus 1 (with C++ compiler) X X X
_CLUSTER_OPENMP Defined as 1 when the -cluster-openmp or -cluster-openmp-profile compiler option is used.   X X
__DEPRECATED 1 X X X
__ECC Intel Compiler Version     X
__EDG__ 1 X X X
__EDG_VERSION__ EDG version X X X
__ELF__ 1 X X X
__extension__   X X X
__EXCEPTIONS Defined as 1 when -fno-exceptions is not used. X X X
__GNUC__ The major version number of gcc installed on the system. X X X
__GNUG__ The major version number of g++ installed on the system. X X X
__gnu_linux__ 1 X X X
__GNUC_MINOR__ The minor version number of gcc or g++ installed on the system. X X X
__GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__ The patch level version number of gcc or g++ installed on the system. X X X
__GXX_ABI_VERSION 102 X X X
__HONOR_STD 1 X X  
__i386 1 X    
__i386__ 1 X    
i386 1 X    
__ia64 1     X
__ia64__ 1     X
__ICC Intel compiler version X X  
_INTEGRAL_MAX_BITS 64     X
__INTEL_COMPILER Intel compiler version X X X
__INTEL_COMPILER_BUILD_DATE YYYYMMDD X X X
__INTEL_RTTI__ Defined as 1 when -fno-rtti is not specified. X X X
__INTEL_STRICT_ANSI__ Defined as 1 when -strict-ansi is specified. X X X
__itanium__ 1     X
__linux 1 X X X
__linux__ 1 X X X
linux 1 X X X
__LONG_DOUBLE_SIZE__ 80 X X X
__LONG_MAX__ 9223372036854775807L   X X
__lp64 1     X
__LP64__ 1   X X
_LP64 1   X X
_MT 1   X  
__MMX__ 1   X  
__NO_INLINE__ 1 X X X
__NO_MATH_INLINES 1 X X X
__NO_STRING_INLINES 1 X X X
_OPENMP Defined as 200505 when -openmp is specified. X X X
__OPTIMIZE__ 1 X X X
__pentium4 1 X X  
__pentium4__ 1 X X  
__PIC__ Defined as 1 when -fPIC is specified. X X X
__pic__ Defined as 1 when -fPIC is specified. X X X
_PGO_INSTRUMENT Defined as 1 when -prof-gen[x] is specified. X X X
_PLACEMENT_DELETE 1 X X X
__PTRDIFF_TYPE__ int on IA-32 architecture
long
on Intel 64 architecture
long
on IA-64 architecture
X X X
__REGISTER_PREFIX__   X X X
__SIGNED_CHARS__ 1 X X X
__SIZE_TYPE__ unsigned on IA-32 architecture
unsigned long
on Intel 64 architecture
unsigned long
on IA-64 architecture
X X X
__SSE__ 1 X X  
__SSE2__ 1 X X  
__unix 1 X X X
__unix__ 1 X X X
unix 1 X X X
__USER_LABEL_PREFIX__   X X X
__VERSION__ Intel version string X X X
__WCHAR_T 1 X X X
__WCHAR_TYPE__ long int on IA-32
int
on Intel 64 architecture
int
on IA-64 architecture
X X X
__WINT_TYPE__ unsigned int X X X
__x86_64 1   X  
__x86_64__ 1   X  

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