How to integrate Intel Composer XE 2011 with Visual Studio 2012

[zer0nes]

My company currently uses VS 2012 but only has licenses for Intel Composer 2011. How can I set up the integration between the Composer and VS so that I can use Intel compiler for C++ project?

Thanks.

P/S: this is not a MKL question but for some reason, I cannot post in other more appropriate forums.

[TimP]

GUI integration isn't supported for this combination. Composer XE 2013 is needed for integration in VS2012.  2011 should work for command line compilation, if you set up the option /Qlocation,link to point to the folder where link.exe is.

[SergeyKostrov]

A manual integration could be easily done using a VS Makefile project(s). I used that technique to integrate several C/C++ compilers ( including legacy ones ) with VS 2005 and VS 2008 Professional Editions. Note: Only compilation & linking / no debugging / for debugging use MS C++ compiler This is how Output looks like when 5 ptojects selected in Batch Build: ... ------ Build started: Project: TccTestApp, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------ Performing Makefile project actions Could Not Find ..\TccTestApp\Debug\*.lib Could Not Find ..\TccTestApp\Lib\*.obj ... Turbo C++ Version 3.00 Copyright (c) 1992 Borland International tcctes~1.cpp: Available memory 3378828 TLIB 3.02 Copyright (c) 1991 Borland International TccTestApp - 0 error(s), 0 warning(s) ------ Build started: Project: MscTestApp, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------ Note: Microsoft C++ compiler Compiling... Stdphf.cpp ... Compiling... MscTestApp.cpp Compiling manifest to resources... Linking... Creating library Debug/MscTestAppD.lib and object Debug/MscTestAppD.exp Embedding manifest... MscTestApp - 0 error(s), 0 warning(s) ------ Build started: Project: BccTestApp, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------ Performing Makefile project actions Borland C++ 5.5.1 for Win32 Copyright (c) 1993, 2000 Borland BccTestApp.cpp: ... Turbo Incremental Link 5.00 Copyright (c) 1997, 2000 Borland BccTestApp - 0 error(s), 0 warning(s) ------ Build started: Project: IccTestApp, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------ Compiling with Intel(R) C++ Compiler XE 12.1.7.371 [IA-32]... (Intel C++ Environment) Stdphf.cpp ... IccTestApp.cpp Compiling manifest to resources... (Microsoft VC++ Environment) Linking... (Intel C++ Environment) xilink: executing 'link' Creating library C:\WorkEnv\AppsWorkDev\AppsTst\IccTestApp\Debug\IccTestAppD.lib and object C:\WorkEnv\AppsWorkDev\AppsTst\IccTestApp\Debug\IccTestAppD.exp Embedding manifest... (Microsoft VC++ Environment) IccTestApp - 0 error(s), 0 warning(s), 0 remark(s) ------ Build started: Project: MgwTestApp, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------ Note: MinGW C++ compiler Performing Makefile project actions ... MgwTestApp - 0 error(s), 0 warning(s) ========== Build: 5 succeeded, 0 failed, 1 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

[SergeyKostrov]

>>...GUI integration isn't supported for this combination... That is correct and as Tim mentioned command line integration works ( see my previous post ).