problem installing Intel Visual Fortran Studio XE 2013

[pong-wong__ricardo]

Hello everybody

We just bought the Intel Visual Fortran Studio XE 2013 for Windows but we have not been able to install it to the level of getting the compiler to work.

Sorry for asking such a general request, but I am not sure where to ask. I logged in to the Intel support website and I tried to submit a help request but I could not pass beyond the first step to input the product for which I am requesting help (The 'next' button never becomes active, so I could not progress with my help request).

The installation process seems to work well. I ran the setup programme using the default options and no error message was reported when the setup programme was running. After the installation finished I checked what was installed and noticed that several folders were created within the folder "C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel". They are:

Advisor XE
Advisor XE 2015
Composer XE
Composer XE 2015
Inspector XE
Inspector XE 2015
Parallel Studio XE 2015
VTune Amplifier XE
VTune Amplifier XE 2015

However, after I have not been able to use the fortran compiler at all, either within the visual studio 2013 or within a cmd windows.

First, I cannot create a fortran project within the Visual studio because the needed templates are missing. I assume that they should have been added during the installation process. I have searched in the internet how to get them added into Visual studio but without mucch success.  Some of links I found suggest to use some ".bat" scripts to add the templates, but I could not find them in the installed files.

There after I tried to see if I could be able to at least run the compiler outside the Visual studio, but without much success. I tried to compile one of the examples included with the original intel fortran package (i.e. Copy Folder).  First the folder where the compiler (ifort) is not included in the path so it could find it.  After, I used the full path for "ifort" ("C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Composer XE 2015\bin\intel64\ifort") and the programme ran, but it could not link the source code.  I get the error message:

ifort: error #10037: could not find 'link'

I have searched in the internet to see if somebody has reported the same error and how this was solved, but the answer was that this type of error messages appear when the installation was not done properly. :-)

Obviously, the installation was not done properly but I do not know what I am doing wrong. The setup programme does not have many options to choose from, so I am not sure what I could have done to end with a completely non workable compiler (i.e. I cannot be used it within the visual studio to aid with the programming nor I cannot use the fortran compiler in a cmd to compile exiting source code).

sorry again for this long and general question, but I was not able to submit the help request to the Intel premium support site.

ricardo

[TimP]

Do you have some confusion about installation of multiple versions?  The XE 2015 should work with VS 2013; the older one may not, but may have suggested installation of VS2010 Shell as an alternative.

Both installations should have installed shortcuts which offer choices of command prompt windows with Visual Studio and ifort PATH setup.  Up through Windows 7, those would be on the Windows Startup menu.  In Windows 8.x/2012, they will be among the Metro icons.

I have been seeing the problem with IPS support site failing to proceed beyond the Next prompt.

[pong-wong__ricardo]

Dear Tim

Thank for your reply.  The version I have is Intel Parallel Studio XE 2015 (that is name it appears in my Windows Startup menu)

I have tried the cmd windows which appears in the Startup menu (in menu:  Intel Parallele Studio XE2115 ->  Analyzers ->Command Prompt) and I am still getting the same error message when trying to compile directly using the ifort.exe command (i.e.  ifort: error #10037: could not find 'link').

my OS is windows 7.

thank again for your help

ricardo

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Please start Visual Studio 2013, select Help > About. Click Copy Info and paste the results into a reply here. I wonder if you are missing Visual C++ from your VS installation. Which edition of VS2013 do you have installed?

[pong-wong__ricardo]

Hello Steve

Thank for your email.  Below is the information I got from the VS with menu Help > about > Copy Info.   Additionally, based on comments from Tim I tried to compile an old programme via the Command Prompt window using the shortcut added in the menu when the compiler was installed.  However, I still got the error message saying that could not link.  Would it be possible for me to add manually all the required directories into the path environment variable so I can compile/link within the command prompt. If so, would you please tell me which directories are the one needed to be added in the path variable (I still will not be able to use VS for programming, but at least I will have a fully functional compiler).

Thank again for your email.

Ricardo

p.s. Information from the VS

Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Shell (Integrated)

Version 12.0.30723.00 Update 3

Microsoft .NET Framework

Version 4.5.50938

Installed Version: IDE Standard

Common Azure Tools   1.2

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

Intel® Advisor XE 2015 

Intel® Advisor XE 2015, (build 367266), Copyright © 2009-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.

Intel® Inspector XE 2015 

Intel® Inspector XE 2015, (build 366509), Copyright © 2009-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.

Intel® VTune™ Amplifier XE 2015 

Intel® VTune™ Amplifier XE 2015, (build 367959), Copyright © 2009-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.

Microsoft Azure Mobile Services Tools   1.2

Microsoft Azure Mobile Services Tools

PowerShell Tools   1.2

Provides file classification services using PowerShell

Windows Phone 8.1 SDK Integration   1.0

This package integrates the tools for the Windows Phone 8.1 SDK into the menus and controls of Visual Studio.

[Steven_L_Intel1]

You do not have Visual Studio 2013. You have obtained the Visual Studio 2013 Shell from some other source, which does not provide the necessary components. 

Please uninstall all the Intel tools and uninstall VS2013 Shell. Then reinstall Intel Fortran - it will install the VS2010 Shell and the tools and libraries you need. The other Intel tools will work with this.

The alternative is to buy the Professional Edition or higher of VS2013 and install that, then reinstall the Intel products.

[pong-wong__ricardo]

Hello Steve

The compiler is now fully functional after installing the professional edition of VS2013.

Thank for your help.

ricardo

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Glad to hear it.