Intel C++ integration with Visual Studio 2015 Community Edition not working

[Anwar_Ludin]

I am trying to use Intel C++ Composer with Visual Studio 2015 Community Edition. It seems however that the Intel tools do not integrate with this version of Visual Studio. None of the Intel menus appear in the IDE and I can't convert my project so that it uses  Intel C++.

Here is my Visual Studio setup info:

Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2015
Version 14.0.24720.00 Update 1
Microsoft .NET Framework
Version 4.6.01038

Installed Version: Community

Visual Basic 2015   00322-20000-00000-AA868
Microsoft Visual Basic 2015

Visual C# 2015   00322-20000-00000-AA868
Microsoft Visual C# 2015

Visual C++ 2015   00322-20000-00000-AA868
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015

Visual F# 2015   00322-20000-00000-AA868
Microsoft Visual F# 2015

Application Insights Tools for Visual Studio Package   4.2.60128.3
Application Insights Tools for Visual Studio

ASP.NET and Web Tools 2015.1 (Beta8)   14.1.11106.0
ASP.NET and Web Tools 2015.1 (Beta8)

ASP.NET Web Frameworks and Tools 2012.2   4.1.41102.0
For additional information, visit http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=309563

ASP.NET Web Frameworks and Tools 2013   5.2.30624.0
For additional information, visit http://www.asp.net/

Common Azure Tools   1.5
Provides common services for use by Azure Mobile Services and Microsoft Azure Tools.

GitHub.VisualStudio   1.0
A Visual Studio Extension that brings the GitHub Flow into Visual Studio.

Microsoft Azure Mobile Services Tools   1.4
Microsoft Azure Mobile Services Tools

NuGet Package Manager   3.3.0
NuGet Package Manager in Visual Studio. For more information about NuGet, visit http://docs.nuget.org/.

PreEmptive Analytics Visualizer   1.2
Microsoft Visual Studio extension to visualize aggregated summaries from the PreEmptive Analytics product.

SQL Server Data Tools   14.0.50616.0
Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools

TypeScript   1.7.6.0
TypeScript for Microsoft Visual Studio

Visual Studio Tools for Universal Windows Apps   14.0.24720.00
The Visual Studio Tools for Universal Windows apps allow you to build a single universal app experience that can reach every device running Windows 10: phone, tablet, PC, and more. It includes the Microsoft Windows 10 Software Development Kit.

During project creation, I also get an error message indicating that I should look in the visual studio ActivityLog.xml :

 <entry>
    <record>473</record>
    <time>2016/02/21 13:34:40.860</time>
    <type>Error</type>
    <source>Editor or Editor Extension</source>
    <description>System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.&#x000D;&#x000A;   at Intel.CommonTools.Annotations.AnnotationFactory..ctor(IWpfTextView view, ITagAggregator`1 annotationTagAggregator)&#x000D;&#x000A;   at Intel.CommonTools.Annotations.AnnotationFactory.&lt;&gt;c__DisplayClass9_0.&lt;GetInstance&gt;b__0()&#x000D;&#x000A;   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Utilities.PropertyCollection.GetOrCreateSingletonProperty(Object key, Func`1 creator)&#x000D;&#x000A;   at Intel.CommonTools.Annotations.AnnotationFactory.GetInstance(IWpfTextView textView, ITagAggregator`1 annotationTagAggregator)&#x000D;&#x000A;   at Intel.CommonTools.Annotations.AnnotationFactoriesProvider.Create(IWpfTextView textView)&#x000D;&#x000A;   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Editor.Implementation.WpfTextView.&lt;BindContentTypeSpecificAssets&gt;b__241_0(ILineTransformSourceProvider p)&#x000D;&#x000A;   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Utilities.GuardedOperations.InstantiateExtension[TExtension,TMetadata,TExtensionInstance](Object errorSource, Lazy`2 provider, Func`2 getter)</description>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <record>474</record>
    <time>2016/02/21 13:34:41.234</time>
    <type>Error</type>
    <source>Editor or Editor Extension</source>
    <description>System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.&#x000D;&#x000A;   at Intel.CommonTools.Navigation.NavigationMargin..ctor(ITextView textView)&#x000D;&#x000A;   at Intel.CommonTools.Navigation.NavigationMarginProvider.CreateMargin(IWpfTextViewHost textViewHost, IWpfTextViewMargin containerMargin)&#x000D;&#x000A;   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Utilities.ContainerMargin.&lt;AddMargins&gt;b__25_1(IWpfTextViewMarginProvider mp)&#x000D;&#x000A;   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Utilities.GuardedOperations.InstantiateExtension[TExtension,TMetadata,TExtensionInstance](Object errorSource, Lazy`2 provider, Func`2 getter)</description>
  </entry>

[Feilong_H_Intel]

Hi Anwar,

Have you installed Common Tools for Visual C++ 2015, which is required?  For installation instructions, please see https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-c-fortran-compilers-for-windows-integration-into-microsoft-visual-studio-2015

Thanks.

[TimP]

I don't see an indication which version of Intel C++ you are trying to install.  16.0.2 has some important fixes for integration with VS2015.1.  In the 15.0 series, the last one was designed for integration with an earlier VS2015 (as well as VS2010 thru 2013), so I would expect some difficulty with VS2015.1.

The VS2015.1 install menu offers the option of installing the full SDK as well as C++ support, both of which are needed (possibly depending on which Windows version you have).  Then you shouldn't need to install SDK in a separate step.

[Anwar_Ludin]

@ Feilong H. Yes common tools installed (see screen capture)

[Anwar_Ludin]

OK reinstalled everything using the *offline* installer and this time everything seems to work fine. My initial install was done using the online installer. Perhaps there is an issue using online installation.