Visual Studio 2015 Update 1

[Markus_F_]

Just installed Visual Studio 2015 Update 1 and unfortunately Intel compiler 15 and 16 can not compile new updated headers (STL and co). Any info when this will be fixed ? thanks.

[JenniferJ]

I just tried the NQueen sample with VS2015 U1 and ICC 16.0 U1 and the tbb and cilk project doesn't compile:

1>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\include\limits(1115): error : identifier "__builtin_huge_valf" is undefined
1>      return (__builtin_huge_valf());

are you seeing this error too?

Jennifer

[TimP]

If you don't play along with Microsoft and assure that you installed the new vs2015 in clean folders, ending with no stale paths, possibly never.

[Markus_F_]

1>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\include\limits(1115): error : identifier "__builtin_huge_valf" is undefined 1> return (__builtin_huge_valf()); Yes exactly such problems with undefined buildin's.

[TimP]

Try forcing use of a newer limits.h which should appear in Windows kit 10 include folder. If that works, check msvc alone vs icl environments to see who got include path wrong.  We've seen cases where icl 16.0.1 didn't implement the claimed ability to adjust to Windows kit include path. 

[Melanie_B_Intel]

The <limits> file that is included with vs2015 update 1 has calls to builtin functions which aren't available in 16.0 update 1

We're developing a workaround to use in the interim before a solution is available in the next update.

Tim, thanks for the suggestion about Windows kits. Please post a separate bug report about the problem you've seen with Windows kit 10 include folder so we can get it fixed.  

I followed up on your suggestion by using the Visual studio developer prompt so that I'd be using the Microsoft include path (instead of the include path specified by the Intel compiler). The preprocessed source from <limits> includes calls to the builtin's that aren't available in the Intel compiler. <limits> is from the compiler include directory--not Windows Kits.

--Melanie

[JenniferJ]

our C++ frontend team is able to find a workaround for this issue.

please see the workaround from this article: https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/limits1120-error-identifier-builtin-nanf-is-undefined

If it's not working for your program, please let us know.

thanks for reporting !

Jennifer

[Markus_F_]

Thanks, this seems to work now. Of course proper solution would be nice to have.

[TimP]

I posted the comment in that workaround URL about having to change () to \(\) to work with standard make, where the -D macros pass through sh.  Maybe this will be fixed next month.

[AndrewC]

I am having a problem with with Intel Compiler 2015 Update 6 and Visual Studio 2015 Update 1 when compiling C++   which includes <exception>

1>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\include\exception(248): error : expected an attribute name
1>    [[noreturn]] _CRTIMP2_PURE void __CLRCALL_PURE_OR_CDECL __ExceptionPtrRethrow(_In_ const void*);

What you cannot see in the post is the keyword noreturn surrounded by double square brackets as the forum removes it???

[JenniferJ]

Could you attach a testcase and compilation options? I wasn't able to duplicate the issue. See the posting in this thread: https://software.intel.com/en-us/forums/intel-c-compiler/topic/602237

Thank you very much,

Jennifer

[AndrewC]

The noreturn keyword appears in the <exception> header file in Visual Studio 2015 Update 1, first at line 249

It appears that Intel Compiler 2016 Update 1 supports the noreturn keyword, while Intel Compiler 2015 Update 6 does not.

To reproduce, just create a simple main.cpp in Visual Studio 2015 Update 1 and try to compile....

#include <exception>

int main()
{
    return 0;
}

[AndrewC]

I would be interested to know if Intel plans an update to Intel Compiler 2015 ( as well as Compiler 2016, of course)  to make it compatible with VS 2015 Update 1?

[JenniferJ]

I see. so it's only an issue with icl 15.0. It's been tracked as DPD200379497.

Please use icl 16.0 for now.

Jennifer

[meldaproduction]

It's NOT working here with ICL 16 and MSVC 2015 update 1... Same error... Even the workaround doesn't help.

[Lubo_A_]

Hello,

This is certainly not isolated to icl 15. The simple default Hello World app does not compile with Intel 2016 and MSVC 2015 Update 1 with :

Severity    Code    Description    Project    File    Line    Suppression State
Error        expected an attribute name    Test    C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\include\exception    404    

Could you please update us on the progress on this?

Thanks

[JenniferJ]

Update to this issue: this issue is fixed in 16.0 update 2.

Jennifer