How to install TBB from source on Linux and make it work

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I would like to know how to install TBB from source and make it work on a Linux system. I have had some problems when it comes using it, problems that don't appear if I install TBB via the package manager.

In the TBB webpage, there are some guidelines on how about to do this, like setting the LD_LIBRARY_PATH and CPATH variables, or sourcing the tbbvars.sh file. Even if I do that, when I try to compile an example g++ says that tbb is not found.

So my question is, is there an easy way to setup everything (compile the source code, what variables should I set...) in order to use TBB?

Thanks.

NOTE: The library version number when this question was asked was 2 (if I recall correctly). I have personally tested the solution up to version 4.1, but I think it should work too for current version 4.2 (update 3) since the building method remains the same.

What did you try already? Is there any documentation for TBB? And most important: What **is** TBB? Can you be more specific? — Gnosophilon, May 23 '12 at 19:30
@Gnosophilon You can move your mouse over the tag and find out what TBB is — Stephan Dollberg, May 23 '12 at 22:13
Worth noting that in Ubuntu 19.10, it all works after one `sudo apt install`: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/51031060/are-c17-parallel-algorithms-implemented-already/55989883#55989883 — Ciro Santilli OurBigBook.com, Dec 02 '19 at 21:22

score 28 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 30 '20 at 15:36

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I have come with the solution. I'll post it here so it will help others with this topic.

Download the latest stable source code and uncompress it, i.e in ~/tbbsrc
Inside, type make. It should start compiling the tbb library and the memory allocators.
The headers are in ~/tbbsrc/include
Inside ~/tbbsrc/build will be two new folders, one for the release version and the other for the debug version. Those folders are named like architecture_ldVersion_g++Version_kernelVersion.
I recommend setting some variables, for example in your ~/.bashrc file, like:

TBB_INSTALL_DIR = $HOME/tbbsrc
TBB_INCLUDE = $TBB_INSTALL_DIR/include
TBB_LIBRARY_RELEASE = $TBB_INSTALL_DIR/build/RELEASE_FOLDER
TBB_LIBRARY_DEBUG = $TBB_INSTALL_DIR/build/DEBUG_FOLDER

Let's try a simple example:

// main.cpp
#include "tbb/task_scheduler_init.h"

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
    // tbb::task_scheduler_init init(tbb::task_scheduler_init::automatic);
    // implicit tbb::task_sheduler_init::automatic
    tbb::task_scheduler_init init;
    return 0;
}

To compile, for example, with the release version:

g++ main.cpp -I$TBB_INCLUDE -Wl,-rpath,$TBB_LIBRARY_RELEASE -L$TBB_LIBRARY_RELEASE -ltbb

Note: with -Wl,-rpath,$TBB_LIBRARY_RELEASE, we are telling the dynamic linker where to find libtbb.so

And that should work fine!

Best regards!

Installation for Apple clang 5.1: [thanks to rwols for the info]

Instead of typing make, type make compiler=clang or make compiler=clang stdlib=libc++

edited Nov 30 '20 at 15:36

Olivia Stork

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answered May 26 '12 at 19:27

Adri C.S.

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Yeah. Thats why you have to pass it with `-Wl`, so the linker "recognize it". This was tested both in Ubuntu and Windows with `g++ 4.4` and `g++ 4.7`. I haven't tested it with newer versions. – Adri C.S. Oct 11 '13 at 07:38
but isn't -W1 an option just providing info for warning? I did not write that option so I am curious... :) – Andry Oct 11 '13 at 07:40
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Or... wait it is not W1 but Wl... l as "linker"!!! Yeah! Understood!!! Sorry and thank you very much – Andry Oct 11 '13 at 07:41
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lol. It's tricky eh? I also have problems telling them apart :D – Adri C.S. Oct 11 '13 at 07:42
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When you're on Apple clang version 5.1, instead of typing `make`, type `make compiler=clang` or `make compiler=clang stdlib=libc++`. – rwols Aug 09 '14 at 06:22
@rwols Thanks for the info. I'll update the answer accordingly. – Adri C.S. Aug 13 '14 at 17:45
It's strange that `make install` isn't supported. – Lewis Chan Apr 10 '19 at 07:54

score 10 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 02 '19 at 14:27

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https://github.com/wjakob/tbb seems to be the way to go.

git clone https://github.com/wjakob/tbb.git
cd tbb/build
cmake ..
make -j
sudo make install

answered Jun 02 '19 at 14:27

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Thanks! Much easier than Intel's git distribution, which has no install. I suggest also running "make test" though, just in case. – mathog Dec 06 '19 at 19:52
This installed, but my runtime then expects to find libtbb.so.2 which is missing. – Richard Whitehead Jul 14 '21 at 14:09
I fixed the missing file by adding the following line to `/etc/ld.so.conf`: `/opt/intel/openvino_2021.1.110/deployment_tools/inference_engine/external/tbb/lib/` and then calling `ldconfig`. – Richard Whitehead Jul 14 '21 at 14:36

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