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Is it true I only need Fortran Essentials to make programs in VS2022

CHobbs1
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‎01-29-2026 04:35 AM
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My VS2022/Intel Fortran took a turn for the worse when my VS2022 was upgraded (my bad).  Now I need to update the Fortran compiler.  I had always installed the oneapi base toolkit first and the HPC toolkit second.  Looking more carefully at the Intel website, it indicates I don't need the base toolkit if I will not be compiling some sample codes (I won't) and the HPC toolkit has way more than I need.  So, if I want to compile just my fortran programs with the Winteracter library for windows - like programs, do I only need the Fortran essentials toolkit?

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Steve_Lionel
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‎01-29-2026 06:00 AM
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As long as you also have the Visual Studio support for "C++ Desktop Applications", you're good.

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Igor_V_Intel
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‎02-03-2026 01:45 PM
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You may also download the compiler as a standalone installation package from here: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/tools/oneapi/fortran-compiler-download.html

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