intel fortran and MS VC++

[yingwu]

This is a interesting question. If I want to set up the command-line environment in 32-bits Windows, I can run a batch file, ifortvars_ia32.bat. In this file, I find,

if {%1} EQU {vs2008} (
@call "D:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\\Common7\\Tools\\vsvars32.bat"
) else (
if {%1} EQU {vs2005} (
@call echo.
) else (
@call "D:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\\Common7\\Tools\\vsvars32.bat"
)
)

So does this mean if I want to use intel fortran in Windows, I must install MS VC++ firstly? (I remember in Linux, the build-essential is mandatory)

If a c++ compiler is mandatory, then can I use GCC as a replacement of MS VC++?

Thanks.

[Steven_L_Intel1]

If you have a Commercial or Academic license for Intel Visual Fortran Professional Edition, it includes Visual Studio 2008 Shell, which is all you need for Fortran development. There is nothing else to buy. You can, of course, buy Microsoft Visual C++ and use it with Intel Visual Fortran, but it is not required. gcc will not work for this.