Sun Studio 12 Update 1 Early Access — Now Available!
by koberoi on Mar.18, 2009, under Sun Microsystems, Sun Studio
When is the next FCS release of Sun Studio?
A question that I often get. Until today, my response has been that our latest FCS release that supports all our platforms is Sun Studio 12 (released in the summer of 2007) and folks can get access to features going into the next major release via the Sun Studio Express program, which puts out builds every 3 months or so. However, with the announcement of the Sun Studio 12 Update 1 Early Access program, I can now say it is right-around-the-corner! As an integrated toolchain of compilers, code/memory/thread debuggers, performance analysis, IDE, and optimized libs, we have something new for most folks.
Our Early Access (EA) program invites C, C++, and Fortran developers on OpenSolaris, Solaris, & Linux operating systems to take our feature-complete build for a spin and provide the product team feedback that we use to evaluate readiness for release as well as gather input for future development. Of course, as a signal to our community that an FCS release is coming soon, it allows users to began the evalution towards adoption with their projects.
What’s involved in the program?
- Download Sun Studio Express 3/09 (this is the EA build)
- Join the discussion in the Sun Studio 12 Update 1 Early Access forum
- File any RFEs or bugs at http://bugreport.sun.com/bugreport/
- Take 5 minutes to fill out a survey (available on Wednesday, March 25)
Who would interested in this program? Sophisticated best-of-the-best developers who… 
- Develop C, C++, & Fortran apps on OpenSolaris, Solaris, and/or Linux (RHEL, SUSE, Ubuntu, etc.)
- Want their apps to scream on UltraSPARC, SPARC64, Intel x86, and AMD x86 architectures
- Need the best tools availabel to help their apps take advantage of all those cores / threads
- Want tooling that utilize DTrace technology to identify app/system performance bottlenecks
- Need a state-of-the-art IDE, including remote development capabilities
- Want analysis tools to tune their cluster/MPI applications
Check out the README for more details on what’s new.
Looking forward to your feedback!
