Remove compilation using intel compilers, because little used and not tested

Author: jobovy

__intelcompiler.py

@@ -309,32 +309,6 @@ to install the pre-commit hooks. These will run automatically whenever you commi
 More esoteric installations
 ---------------------------
 
-Installing from source with Intel Compiler
-++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
-Compiling galpy with an Intel Compiler can give significant
-performance improvements on 64-bit Intel CPUs. Moreover students can
-obtain a free copy of an Intel Compiler at `this link
-<https://software.intel.com/en-us/qualify-for-free-software/student>`__.
-
-To compile the galpy C extensions with the Intel Compiler on 64bit
-MacOS/Linux do, follow the instructions to compile from source for your platform
-in :ref:`detailed_installation` above, clone the repository or download the
-source code and then do::
-
-    python setup.py build_ext --inplace --compiler=intelem
-
-To compile the galpy C extensions with the Intel Compiler on 64bit
-Windows do::
-
-    python setup.py build_ext --inplace --compiler=intel64w
-
-Then you can simply install with::
-
-     python setup.py install
-
-or other similar installation commands.
-
 .. _install_tm:
 
 Installing the TorusMapper code

doc/source/installation.rst

@@ -44,22 +44,6 @@
     # Windows does not need 'gomp' whether compiled with OpenMP or not
     galpy_c_libraries.remove("gomp")
 
-# Option to use Intel compilers
-try:
-    compiler_option_pos = ["--compiler=" in opt for opt in sys.argv].index(True)
-except ValueError:
-    use_intel_compiler = False
-else:
-    use_intel_compiler = "intel" in sys.argv[compiler_option_pos].split("=")[1]
-
-if use_intel_compiler and not WIN32:
-    import numpy.distutils.intelccompiler
-elif use_intel_compiler and WIN32:
-    import __intelcompiler
-
-if use_intel_compiler:  # OpenMP by default included for Intel, see #416
-    galpy_c_libraries.remove("gomp")
-
 # Option to forego OpenMP
 try:
     openmp_pos = sys.argv.index("--no-openmp")