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+How to install intel compiler to work on cygwin at the command line: 
+
+This is what I got from the following post on google: 
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+All necessary paths and environment variables are set if you put the Microsoft linker path in ICL.CFG, and open the Intel 
+compiler command line window on the Start menu. Then you can run cygwin.bat so that bash inherits the ICL paths, 
+without breaking ICL. You will sometimes get the bash warning about finding Windows style paths in the environment, 
+but those are necessary for ICL and Microsoft link. Needless to say, the Windows environment variable forgetfulness
+ point will be reached sooner with this setup.
+
+After I run cygwin.bat, and try to run icl, it says:
+
+link: invalid option -- o
+Try `ling --help' for more information.
+
+I verified that icl compiles without any problems before I run cygwin.bat
+
+What am I missing?
+
+
+
+This would indicate that you ignored my advice about icl.cfg, and so you are getting the wrong link.exe.  It should have said "link" not "ling."
+For a VC9 installation, /windows/C/Program Files/Intel/Compiler/11.1/026/bin/ia32/icl.cfg:
+-Qlocation,link,"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin"
+-Qprec-div -Qprec-sqrt -Qansi_alias
+----------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+
+
+
+So here is what you do: 
+edit /cygdrive/c/IntelInstall/Compiler/11.1/026/bin/ia32/icl.cfg
+
+add: 
+-Qlocation,link,"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin"
+-Qprec-div -Qprec-sqrt -Qansi_alias
+
+
+Then run the intel compiler command window. Go to C:\Cygwin and run Cygwin.bat. 
+you are now running cygwin with the correct paths. 
+
+
+To do: 
+figure out which environment varialbes have been set by intel, and replicate in a .bashrc.
+