Intel-Compiler fails C++14-check with `attribute "__malloc__" does not take arguments`

Question

I have the following code (intended to detect if the compiler supports C++14):

#include <memory>
#include <algorithm>

// Check the version language macro, but skip MSVC because
// MSVC reports 199711 even in MSVC 2017.
#if __cplusplus < 201402L && !defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined(__INTEL_COMPILER)
#error "insufficient support for C++14"
#endif

int main()
{
    auto ptr = std::make_unique<int>(42);
    constexpr int max = std::max(0, 1);
    (void) ptr;
    (void) max;
    return 0;
}

When compiling it with g++ (version 11.2.1) and the line g++ -std=c++14 test.cpp -o test it works fine. When compiling it with the intel compiler (version 2021.3.0 (gcc version 11.2.1 compatibility)) instead using icpc -std=c++14 test.cpp -o test, it fails with

In file included from /usr/include/c++/11/cwchar(44),
                 from /usr/include/c++/11/bits/postypes.h(40),
                 from /usr/include/c++/11/iosfwd(40),
                 from /usr/include/c++/11/bits/shared_ptr.h(52),
                 from /usr/include/c++/11/memory(77),
                 from test.cpp(1):
/usr/include/wchar.h(155): error: attribute "__malloc__" does not take arguments
    __attribute_malloc__ __attr_dealloc_free;
                         ^

In file included from /usr/include/c++/11/cstdlib(75),
                 from /usr/include/c++/11/bits/stl_algo.h(59),
                 from /usr/include/c++/11/algorithm(62),
                 from test.cpp(2):
/usr/include/stdlib.h(565): error: attribute "__malloc__" does not take arguments
      __attr_dealloc_free;
      ^

In file included from /usr/include/c++/11/cstdlib(75),
                 from /usr/include/c++/11/bits/stl_algo.h(59),
                 from /usr/include/c++/11/algorithm(62),
                 from test.cpp(2):
/usr/include/stdlib.h(569): error: attribute "__malloc__" does not take arguments
       __THROW __attr_dealloc (reallocarray, 1);
               ^

In file included from /usr/include/c++/11/cstdlib(75),
                 from /usr/include/c++/11/bits/stl_algo.h(59),
                 from /usr/include/c++/11/algorithm(62),
                 from test.cpp(2):
/usr/include/stdlib.h(797): error: attribute "__malloc__" does not take arguments
       __attr_dealloc_free __wur;
       ^

compilation aborted for test.cpp (code 2)

What exactly is going wrong here, and how can I fix it?

Short update: Looks as if CUDA is running into similar issues, and it might be related to glibc 2.34: https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/cuda-11-5-samples-throw-multiple-error-attribute-malloc-does-not-take-arguments/192750/15

Answer 1

Compiling and executing the shared code using icpc 2021.4 and it runs fine.

Used below command to compile the code. icpc -std=c++14

Below are the environment details.

Operating System: Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS Kernel: Linux 4.15.0-76-generic

For compatibility, Kindly refer the link for Intel® C++ Compiler Classic System Requirements

https://software.intel.com/content/www/us/en/develop/articles/oneapi-c-compiler-system-requirements.html