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IBM XL Fortran for Linux 15.1.5

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Abstract

IBM XL Fortran for Linux 15.1.5 has been made generally available.

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Table of Contents
Sections Description

The Change history section provides an overview on what is new in this release with a description of any new functions or enhancements when applicable.

The Prerequisites section provides important information to review prior to the installation of this release.

The Download package section provides download options to obtain the package for installation in your environment.

The Installation instructions section provides the installation instructions necessary to apply this release into your environment.

Supporting Documentation
Document Description

Click to review the detailed system requirements information for a complete list of hardware requirements, supported operating systems, prerequisites and optional supported software, with component-level details and operating system restrictions.

IBM Knowledge Center provides an entry point to product documentation. You can view, browse, and search online information related to the product.

You can also visit the XL Fortran for Linux library to review additional documentation.

Click to review a list of technotes describing technical issues, changes to the existing behavior, as well as documentation corrections for this product.

Click to review a complete list of the defects (APARs) resolved in this release including a list of resolved defects for the entire version family.

IBM XL C, C++, and Fortran Compilers for POWER servers community developer forums and blog.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites include:

Operating system:

 

Little endian distributions:

 

Big endian distributions:

  • Ubuntu Server Linux 14.04
  • Ubuntu Server Linux 14.10
  • Ubuntu Server 16.04
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (SLES 12)
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Service Pack 1 (SLES 12 SP1)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 (RHEL 7.1)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 (RHEL 7.2)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 (RHEL 7.3)
  • Community Enterprise Operating System 7 (CentOS 7)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 (RHEL 6.4)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 (RHEL 6.5)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 (RHEL 6.6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0 (RHEL 7.0)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 (RHEL 7.1)
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 2 (SLES 11 SP2)
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 3 (SLES 11 SP3)

Hardware:

Disk space:

  • Little endian distributions: approximately 230 MB
  • Big endian distributions: approximately 200 MB
  • Minimum of 2 GB hard drive space for paging
  • Minimum of 512 MB for temporary files

Installation Instructions

Confirm the endianness of the system you are installing on by reviewing the Determining the endianness of your distribution page in the IBM Knowledge Center. The endianness of the system will determine which installation steps to follow.

 

For little endian distribution installations:

 

For big endian distribution installations:

 

Download Package

Download options
Access type Description

Passport Advantage and Passport Advantage Express clients are required to sign in to download the software package.

If you are entitled for XL Fortran for Linux and need to download your software from Passport Advantage, perform the following steps:

  1. Logon to Passport Advantage.
  2. Select Software Downloads and Media Access.
  3. Select the Download Finder.
  4. Select Find by description or part number.
  5. Select the Product Description and All radio buttons and enter XL Fortran for Linux in the description field.
  6. Select Continue.
  7. Expand the eAssemblies and you will see your entitled software.

Clients ordering via the AAS or ESU channel are required to sign in to the Entitled Software Support (ESS) website to download the software package.

PartnerWorld users must sign in to the PartnerWorld website to access the Software Access Catalog.

Problems Solved

Defects resolved

Click the Fix List link in the table of contents above to review a list of the problems solved in this release.

Review technote 1461170: Open APARs for IBM products available on the Web for information on how to configure your MyNotifications subscription account and subscribe to the APARs you are interested in following.

Change History

What's new

For information about new features and enhancements, review the Announcement letter.

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Document Information

Modified date:
21 October 2021

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