I updated FAQ 23 with the latest list of compilers to use when building
VisIt. This resolves
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<h2>23. Which compilers can be used to build VisIt? </h2>
-<p>The following compilers can be used to build VisIt on the listed platforms, though this is not an exhaustive list and newer versions of these compilers often work. In general, any g++ 4.x series compiler will build VisIt just fine. Earlier versions of g++ will also usually work. </p>
+<p>The following compilers can be used to build VisIt on the listed platforms, though this is not an exhaustive list and newer versions of these compilers often work.</p>
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<th width="15%">Platform </th>
<th width="65%">Compiler</th>
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- <tr>
- <td>AIX 5.3</td>
- <td>xlC </td>
- </tr>
<tr>
<td>Linux</td>
- <td>g++ 4.0 or later</td>
+ <td>g++ 4.4 or later, g++ 4.8 or later when building FastBit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Windows XP,Vista,7</td>
- <td>Microsoft Visual Studio .Net 2003, or .Net 2005 (Visual Studio 2010 support coming)</td>
+ <td>Microsoft Visual Studio 2012</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td>MacOS X 10.8.5</td>
+ <td>g++ 4.2 or later</td>
</tr>
<tr>
- <td>MacOS X 10.4-10.6</td>
- <td>g++ 4.0 or later</td>
+ <td>MacOS X 10.11.6</td>
+ <td>LLVM 7.3.0 (clang-703.0.29)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
