This section describes features and enhancements
added to the compiler in IBM® XL C/C++ for AIX®, V11.1.
Support for POWER7 processors IBM XL C/C++ for AIX, V11.1 supports POWER7 processors. New features
are introduced in support of POWER7 processors.
C++0x
C++0x is the working draft of the new C++ programming language
standard. Additional C++0x features are supported in this release
of XL C/C++.
Performance and optimization
Additional features and enhancements assist
with performance tuning and application optimization.
New diagnostic reports
The new diagnostic reports can help you to identify opportunities
to improve performance of code.
Utilization tracking and reporting
The utilization tracking and reporting feature is a lightweight
and simple mechanism for tracking the compiler utilization within
your organization. It is disabled by default. You can use this feature
to detect whether your organization's use of the compiler exceeds
your compiler license entitlements.
Compatibility of redistributable library libxlopt.a
Starting from this release, compatibility of
the redistributable library, libxlopt.a, will be maintained. The libxlopt.a
library will be compatible with compiler XL C/C++ for AIX,
V11.1 or later.