Installation Guide#

This page explains how to install and configure the Intel® oneAPI Collective Communications Library (oneCCL). oneCCL supports different installation scenarios using command line interface.

System Requirements#

Visit Intel® oneAPI Collective Communications Library System Requirements to learn about hardware and software requirements for oneCCL.

Installation using Command Line Interface#

To install oneCCL using command line interface (CLI), follow these steps:

  1. Go to the ccl folder:

    cd ccl

  2. Create a new folder:

    mkdir build

  3. Go to the folder created:

    cd build

  4. Launch CMake:

    cmake ..

  5. Install the product:

    make -j install

In order to have a clear build, create a new build directory and invoke cmake within the directory.

Custom Installation#

You can customize CLI-based installation (for example, specify directory, compiler, and build type):

  • To specify installation directory, modify the cmake command:

    cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=</path/to/installation/directory>

    If no -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX is specified, oneCCL is installed into the _install subdirectory of the current build directory. For example, ccl/build/_install.

  • To specify compiler, modify the cmake command:

    cmake .. -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=<c_compiler> -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=<cxx_compiler>

  • To enable SYCL devices communication support, specify SYCL compiler (only Intel® oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler is supported):

cmake .. -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=icx -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=icpx -DCOMPUTE_BACKEND=dpcpp

  • To specify the build type, modify the cmake command:

    cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=[Debug|Release]

  • To enable make verbose output to see all parameters used by make during compilation and linkage, modify the make command as follows:

    make -j VERBOSE=1 install

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