---
id: dpcpp-cpp-rt
version: "2026.1.1"
license: Intel End User License Agreement for Developer Tools
license_treatment: unclear
maintenance: active
---

# dpcpp-cpp-rt — Intel® oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler Runtime

License: unclear · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 199.6K/mo

## What it is and what it does

dpcpp-cpp-rt is a compiler runtime package from Intel's oneAPI toolchain, containing the shared libraries needed to run executables compiled with the Intel DPC++/C++ compiler. It is not a development tool but a deployment dependency—you install it on machines that need to execute binaries built elsewhere with the Intel compiler, without requiring the full oneAPI development kit.

The package depends on three Intel runtime libraries (intel-openmp, intel-opencl-rt, intel-sycl-rt) and is distributed as platform-specific wheels for Linux (manylinux_2_28_x86_64) and Windows (x86_64). It carries a proprietary Intel license and is classified as production-stable. Installation has medium friction due to its platform specificity and external runtime dependencies.

Use it for:

- Deploy Intel DPC++ compiled applications on production servers without installing the full oneAPI development toolkit
- Run SYCL-based heterogeneous compute workloads on systems with Intel GPUs or accelerators
- Distribute pre-compiled Intel C++ binaries to end-user machines with minimal runtime footprint
- Support CI/CD pipelines that execute Intel-compiled binaries in containerized or isolated environments

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Provides compiler-specific runtime libraries for Intel oneAPI DPC++/C++ compiled executables, enabling deployment on systems without the full development toolkit.

Yes, if you are deploying executables compiled with Intel oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler and your target systems lack the full development toolkit. No, if you are developing with Intel oneAPI—install the full toolkit instead. Verify that the proprietary Intel license terms align with your deployment model before production use.

## Install

pip install dpcpp-cpp-rt
uv add dpcpp-cpp-rt
poetry add dpcpp-cpp-rt

## Installing dpcpp-cpp-rt

Before you install: Medium install friction due to platform-specific wheels (manylinux_2_28_x86_64, win_amd64) and three runtime dependencies (intel-openmp, intel-opencl-rt, intel-sycl-rt). Recently released (16 days old) with active maintenance status.

License in practice: Licensed under Intel End User License Agreement for Developer Tools with unclear treatment. Proprietary license requires review of Intel's terms before deployment in commercial or redistributed contexts.

Quickstart:

pip install dpcpp-cpp-rt
# Then deploy executables compiled with Intel oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler
# Requires intel-openmp, intel-opencl-rt, and intel-sycl-rt as runtime dependencies

Platform-specific wheels available only for manylinux_2_28_x86_64 and Windows x86_64; requires glibc 2.28+ on Linux or Windows 64-bit. Intended for deployment hosts, not development.

Verify before relying:

- Whether Python version support is truly unspecified or if there are implicit constraints from the runtime dependencies
- Whether the three runtime dependencies (intel-openmp, intel-opencl-rt, intel-sycl-rt) are automatically resolved or require manual installation
- Compatibility scope: which Intel oneAPI compiler versions this runtime supports

## Package facts

- License: Intel End User License Agreement for Developer Tools (unclear)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: medium
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 199.6K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

intel dpc++ runtime, oneapi compiler runtime, intel c++ runtime libraries, dpc++ deployment runtime, intel sycl runtime, intel-oneapi, runtime-deployment, heterogeneous-compute

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