does visual studio community 2015 support fortran?

[yunde_s_]

Hello,

I installed the visual studio community 2015 and the Intel parallel studio XE cluster edition (including c++ and fortran). However, when I tried to compile fortran code, I find the error "rc.exe couldn't be found" and I can't find this file under the Microsoft SDKs. Could you tell me how to fix this problem? does it mean that the visual studio community doesn't support fortran?

[Steven_L_Intel1 · Accepted solution]

VS2015 Community DOES support Intel Fortran, and indeed I tested this exact combination just the other day. You do need to select a Custom install of VS2015 and check the box for Programming Languages > C++. If you didn't do that before, rerun the VS install, change the setting, then rerun the Parallel Studio XE install (2015 Update 4 or later) to select VS2015 integration.

If this doesn't help, you may need to locate where the Windows SDK was installed as part of VS and add its binary path to the Executables list under Tools > Options > Intel Compilers and Libraries > Visual Fortran > Compilers. On my system this is C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\bin\x64\rc.exe (for 64-bit) and C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\bin\x86\rc.exe for 32-bit

[Mayada_M_]

sorry i have the same problem

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Did you make sure that C++ support is included in VS2015?

[GWats1]

I had the same problem and as Steve says, I had to reinstall the VS Community and add the C++, then reinstall the Fortran compiler and it worked.

HTH

[Chris_H_3]

Dear Steve;

I have installed VS2015 in anticipation of getting the latest intel compiler (it is on order).  How can I tell in my installation if I checked the C++ option after the fact?  Please let me know.  Thank you.

Sincerely,

CHobbs

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Probably the simplest way is to see if C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\bin exists and is filled with files, including cl.exe. Or you can rerun the VS install and do a "modify" and look for the option.