With the Oracle Developer Studio 12.6 release, the product name has transitioned from Oracle Solaris Studio to Oracle Developer Studio. All future product releases will be called Oracle Developer Studio; previous releases retain the product names at the time of these releases.
The following tables display component version information for the Oracle Developer Studio release and previous Oracle Solaris Studio, Sun Studio, Sun ONE Studio, and Forte Developer Tools releases.
Details on support timelines are outlined in the Oracle Lifetime Support Brochures. Page 28 of the Oracle and Sun Systems Software Brochure (PDF) contains details on Oracle Solaris Studio.
Product Name | Oracle Developer Studio 12.6 Current Release | Oracle Solaris Studio 12.5 | Oracle Solaris Studio 12.4 | Oracle Solaris Studio 12.3 | Oracle Solaris Studio 12.2 |
Documentation Set Title | Oracle Developer Studio 12.6 | Oracle Developer Studio 12.5 | Oracle Solaris Studio 12.4 | Oracle Solaris Studio 12.3 | Oracle Solaris Studio 12.2 |
CD Label | N/A | N/A | -- | -- | -- |
Supported Solaris Operating System Versions | Oracle Solaris 11.4, Solaris 11.3 (Oracle Solaris 11.3 SRU20 or later is required), Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 | Oracle Solaris 11.3 (Oracle Solaris 11.3 SRU09 or later is required), Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 | Solaris 10 8/11, Oracle Solaris 10 1/13, Solaris 11.2 | Solaris 10 10/08 and subsequent Solaris 10 updates, Solaris 11 | Solaris 10 1/06 and subsequent Solaris 10 updates, Solaris 11 |
Supported Linux Operating Systems | OL 6.7, UEK 3, UEK4 OL 7.2+, UEK 3, UEK 4 RH6.7+, 7.2+ | Oracle Linux 6, Oracle Linux 7, Red Hat Linux 6, Red Hat Linux 7 | Oracle Linux 5.8-5.10, 6.0-6.5 Red Hat Linux 5.8-5.10, 6.0-6.5 Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) 2 and 3 | Oracle Linux 5 and 6, RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 | Oracle Enterprise Linux 5, RedHat Enterprise Linux 5, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 |
Supported J2SE/JDK Versions | Java 7 (1.7.0_72) or later; Java 8 (1.8.0_20) | Java 7 or Java 8 JDK 64-bit version - minimum version determined by security updates |
Java 7, minimum version 1.7.0_25 Java 8 |
GUI tools (IDE, dbxtool, DLight, Code Analyzer) require JDK 6 Update 24 or later (not included in the release) | GUI tools (IDE, dbxtool, DLight) require JDK 6 Update 13 or later (not included in the release) |
Release Date | June 2017 | June 2016 | November 2014 | December 2011 | September 2010 |
Compilers, Libraries, and Tools | Version Numbers | ||||
C Compiler | 5.15 | 5.14 | 5.13 | 5.12 | 5.11 |
C++ Compiler | 5.15 | 5.14 | 5.13 | 5.12 | 5.11 |
C++ Standard Libraries |
On Oracle Solaris: libCstd On Linux: libstdc++ - STLport 4.5.3 GCC 5.4.0 |
- default (libCstd) - STLport 4.5.3 - GCC 5.1.0 libstdc++.so.6.0.21 |
- default (libCstd) - STLport 4.5.3 - GCC 4.8 libstdc++.6 |
- default (libCstd) - STLport 4.5.3 |
- default (libCstd) - STLport 4.5.3 |
Tools.h++ | N/A | N/A | Removed | 7.1.0 | 7.1.0 |
dbx | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 |
Fortran Compiler | 8.8 | F95 version 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.5 |
Interval Arithmetic Support | Removed | Fortran 95: Intrinsic C++: Class Library | Fortran 95: Intrinsic C++: Class Library | Fortran 95: Intrinsic C++: Class Library | Fortran 95: Intrinsic C++: Class Library |
Lock Lint | N/A | Removed | 2.6 Solaris SPARC and x86 only |
2.6 Solaris SPARC and x86 only |
2.6 Solaris SPARC and x86 only |
OpenMP Support | Open MP 4.1 | Open MP 4.1 | Open MP 4.0 | OpenMP 3.1 | OpenMP 3.0 |
Performance Analyzer | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 7.9 | 7.8 |
Sun Performance Library | 2017 | 2016 | 2014/10/02 | 2011/10/29 | 2010/08/11 |
Code Building Tools | Version Numbers | ||||
dmake | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 |
IDE and Graphical Utilities | Version Numbers | ||||
IDE Based on the NetBeans platform | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 9.0 |
dbxtool | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 0.10 |
DLight | N/A | Removed | Removed | 2.1 | 2.0 |
Code Analyzer | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.3 | -- |
Previous Releases of Sun Studio Compilers and Tools
Product Name | Sun Studio 12 Update 1 | Sun Studio 12 | Sun Studio 11 | Sun Studio 10 | Sun Studio 9 | Sun Studio 8 |
Documentation Set Title | Sun Studio 12 Update 1 | Sun Studio 12 | Sun Studio 11 | Sun Studio 10 | Sun Studio 9 | Sun Studio 8 |
CD Label | N/A | Volume 16 Number 1 | Volume 15 Number 1 | Volume 14 Number 1 | Volume 13 Number 1 | Volume 12 Number 1 |
Supported Solaris Operating System Versions | SPARC systems: Solaris 10 1/06 or later x86 systems: Solaris 10 1/06 or later, OpenSolaris 2008.11, OpenSolaris 2009.06 | SPARC systems: 9, 10 1/06 x86 systems: 9, 10 1/06 | SPARC systems: 8, 9, 10 x86 systems: 8, 9, 10 | SPARC systems: 8, 9, 10 x86 systems: 8, 9, 10 | SPARC Platform Edition: 8, 9, 10 x86 Platform Edition: 8, 9, 10 | SPARC Platform Edition: 7, 8, 9, 10 x86 Platform Edition: 7, 8, 9, 10 |
Supported Linux Operating Systems (see note below) | SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS 5 Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 | SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 with Service Pack 3 (English locale only), Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (English locale only), Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | Sun Java Desktop System, Release 2, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | Sun Java Desktop System 2003, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | - |
Supported J2SE/JDK Versions | JDK 5 Update 16 or higher | J2SE 5.0 Update 9 | J2SE 1.4.2_08 and J2SE 5.0 Update 3 | J2SE 1.4.2_06 | J2SE 1.4.2_04 | J2SE 1.4.2_02 |
Release Date | June 2009 | June 2007 | November 2005 | January 2005 | July 2004 | March 2004 |
Compilers, Libraries, and Tools | Version Numbers | |||||
C Compiler | 5.10 | 5.9 | 5.8 Solaris only |
5.7 Solaris only |
5.6 Solaris only |
5.5 |
C++ Compiler | 5.10 | 5.9 | 5.8 Solaris only |
5.7 Solaris only |
5.6 Solaris only |
5.5 |
C++ Standard Libraries |
- default (libCstd) - STLport 4.5.3 |
- default (libCstd) - STLport 4.5.3 |
- default (libCstd) - STLport 4.5.3 - replaceable (see Chapter 12 of the C++ User's Guide) Solaris only |
- default (libCstd) - STLport 4.5.3 - replaceable (see Chapter 12 of the C++ User's Guide) Solaris only |
- default (libCstd) - STLport 4.5.3 - replaceable (see Chapter 12 of the C++ User's Guide) Solaris only |
- default (libCstd) - STLport 4.5.3 - replaceable (see Chapter 12 of the C++ User's Guide) |
Tools.h++ | 7.1.1 | 7.1.1 | 7.1.0 Solaris only |
7.1.0 Solaris only |
7.1.0 Solaris only |
7.1.0 |
dbx | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 |
Fortran Compiler | 8.4 | Fortran 95: 8.3 | Fortran 95: 8.2 Solaris only |
Fortran 95: 8.1 Solaris only |
Fortran 95: 8.0 Solaris only |
Fortran 95: 7.1 Solaris SPARC only |
Interval Arithmetic Support | Fortran 95: Intrinsic C++: Class Library | Fortran 95: Intrinsic C++: Class Library | Fortran 95: Intrinsic C++: Class Library | Fortran 95: Intrinsic C++: Class Library | Fortran 95: Intrinsic C++: Class Library | Fortran 95: Intrinsic C++: Class Library |
ild | -- | -- | Not supported | 7.1 Solaris only |
7.1 | -- |
Lock Lint | 2.6 Solaris SPARC and x86 only |
2.6 Solaris SPARC and x86 only |
2.6 Solaris SPARC only |
2.6 Solaris SPARC only |
2.4 Solaris SPARC only |
2.4 Solaris SPARC only |
OpenMP Support | Solaris+Linux/SPARC and x86/x64 c/C++/Fortran 95: OpenMP 3.0 C/C++: OpenMP 2.5 |
Solaris/SPARC and x86/x64 Fortran 95: OpenMP 2.5 C/C++: OpenMP 2.5 |
Solaris/SPARC and x86/x64 Fortran 95: OpenMP 2.5 C/C++: OpenMP 2.5 |
Solaris/SPARC and x86 Fortran 95: OpenMP 2.0 C/C++: OpenMP 2.0 |
Solaris/SPARC only Fortran 95: OpenMP 2.0 C/C++: OpenMP 2.0 |
SPARC only Fortran 95: OpenMP 2.0 C/C++: OpenMP 2.0 |
Performance Analyzer | 7.7 Both command-line version and GUI-based tools available. |
7.6 Both command-line version and GUI-based tools available. |
7.5 Both command-line version and GUI-based tools available. |
7.4 Both command-line version and GUI-based tools available. |
7.3 Both command-line version and GUI-based tools available. |
7.2 Both command-line version and GUI-based tools available. |
Sun Performance Library | 12u1 2009/04/28 Solaris and Linux, SPARC, x86 and x64 |
4.4 SPARC and Linux, x86 and x64 |
4.3 SPARC, x86, and x64 |
4.2 SPARC, x86, and x64 |
4.1 SPARC only |
4.1 SPARC only |
Code Building Tools | Version Numbers | |||||
dmake | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 |
IDE and Graphical Utilities | Version Numbers | |||||
IDE Based on the NetBeans platform | 9.0 | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
Sun WorkShop IDE Forte Developer IDE) | -- | -- | Not available. | Not available. | Not available. | Not available. |
X-Designer | -- | -- | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 |
Text Editors | Version Numbers | |||||
Vim Text Editor | -- | -- | 6.3 | 6.2.367 | 6.2.367 | 6.2.233 |
XEmacs Text Editor | -- | -- | 21.4 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 21.4 |
License Management Software | Version Numbers | |||||
Serial Number Licensing | -- | -- | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Older Legacy Releases of Sun ONE and Forte Developer Tools