Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Compatibility?

[Matt2]

Hi,

Is MSVS2012 a supported environment for MKL 11.0 update 5?  I am trying to get MKL 11.0 update 5 working with Visual Studio 2012.  To get my environment variables setup, I have followed the setup instructions here:

http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-mkl-110-getting-started/#Environment

and I started following the instructions here:

http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-math-kernel-library-intel-mkl-compiling-and-linking-with-microsoft-visual-cc

However, when I right click on a C++ project in visual studio 2012, I do not have the "Intel C++ Composer XE 2013 -> Select Build Components" options.  MSVS2012 does have the option "HELP -> Intel C++ Composer XE 2013 -> Intel C++ Composer XE Help", but I cannot find any of the select build components options that the tutorials use.  Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers,

Matt

[SergeyKostrov]

>>...Is MSVS2012 a supported environment for MKL 11.0 update 5? I am trying to get MKL 11.0 update 5 working >>with Visual Studio 2012... What Edition of Visual Studio 2012 do you use? Professional, Standard or Express?

[Matt2]

Professional.  See attached image for version information and all the installed plugins.

[TimP]

Just in case, if the Microsoft C++ wasn't available when you installed Intel C++, you will need to repeat the latter installation, including the MKL option.

[Matt2]

Microsoft C++ was installed when I installed Intel C++.  I was building M$ C++ projects prior to the Intel MKL install.

[Zhang_Z_Intel]

I'll double-check with the MKL engineering team. But according to the online document "Intel MKL 11.0 System Requirements" (http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-mkl-110-system-requirements/), MS Visual Studio 2012 is not on the list:

Supported C/C++ and Fortran compilers for Windows*:

• Intel® Visual Fortran Composer XE 2013 for Windows* OS
• Intel® Visual Fortran Compiler 13.0 for Windows* OS
• Intel® Visual Fortran Compiler 13.1 for Windows* OS
• Intel® C++ Composer XE 2013 for Windows* OS
• Intel® C++ Compiler 13.0 for Windows* OS
• Intel® C++ Compiler 13.1 for Windows* OS
• Microsoft Visual Studio* 2011 - help file and environment integration
• Microsoft Visual Studio* 2010 - help file and environment integration
• Microsoft Visual Studio* 2008 - help file and environment integration
• Microsoft Visual Studio* 2005 Team Suite Edition - help file and environment integration
• Microsoft Windows* SDK for Windows* 7 (Intel® 64)
• Microsoft Windows* Software Development Kit Update for Windows Vista* (Intel® 64)
• Microsoft Windows Server* 2003 R2 Platform SDK (Intel® 64)
• Microsoft Windows* Software Development Kit for Windows Server* 2008
• PGI* Workstation Complete version 12.5

[Matt2]

Is Visual Studio 2010 Express edition supported?

[SergeyKostrov]

>>...Is Visual Studio 2010 Express edition supported? Yes, but only command line integration. Please take a look at Release Notes for Intel C++ compiler ( v12.x or 13.x any Update ).

[Matt2]

Hi,

I'm a bit confused about the different products here.  Zhang Z. posted that Intel MKL does not have MSVS2012 listed as a supported product.  However, Intel C++ Composer XE 2013 has MSVS2012 "standard edition or higher" listed as a supported product:

http://software.intel.com/sites/default/files/article/251095/release-notes-c-2013-w-en.pdf

and on the main page for the C++ composer, it is stated that Intel MKL 11.0 is included with C++.  If I install c++ composer xe 2013, will I be able to use version 11.0 of MKL with VS2012 integration?

Cheers,Matt

[SergeyKostrov]

Hi Matt, I see that there is some confusion regarding integration of Intel software ( I mean UI and command line integrations ). >>...Zhang Z. posted that Intel MKL does not have MSVS2012 listed as a supported product... Take into account that VS 2012 ( any Edition ) is Integrated Development Environment ( IDE ) and MKL is the library and it could be used with many C++ compilers including legacy, like Borland C++. Now, for example, I have Intel C++ Composer XE 2013 ( ICC XE 2012 ) installed on Windows 7 operating system and VS 2012 Express Edition ( EE ). ICC XE 2012 is only command line integrated with VS 2012 EE and there are No any menu items, or dialog boxes related to MKL. >>...I'll double-check with the MKL engineering team. But according to the online document >>"Intel MKL 11.0 System Requirements" (http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-mkl-110-system-requirements/), >>MS Visual Studio 2012 is not on the list... I think it was missed in Release Notes for MKL. Many software companies are using VS 2012 as a major tool for the development and I don't see any reasons why VS 2012 ( SE, PE, UE ) shouldn't be supported. ( SE - Standard Edition / PE - Professional Edition / UE - Ultimate Edition ) The way I've installed Microsoft and Intel software is as follows: 1. Installed Microsoft software 2. Installed Microsoft Updates ( from Microsoft Windows Updates ) 3. Installed Intel software ( Initial Releases, for example ) 4. Installed Intel Updates ( from Intel Software Registration Center ) Note: I didn't try to install more than two versions of Intel C++ Compiler on the same computer. For example, in my case ICC v12.x is installed on Windows XP ( 32-bit development only ) and ICC v13.x is installed on Windows 7 ( 32-bit and 64-bit development ).

[Zhang_Z_Intel]

Matt,

The MKL engineering team has confirmed that VS 2012 is indeed supported by MKL 11.0. The product validation was actually done using VS 2012 on Windows platforms. It's a mistake of the Release Notes that it doesn't list VS 2012. We will get it fixed.

To use Intel C++ Composer XE (including MKL) with VS 2012, please first try to start VS 2012 by choosing Start Menue -> Programs -> Intel Parallel Studio XE 2013 -> Intel Parallel Studio XE 2013 with VS 2012. Then, once you open your solution and right-click your project, you will be able to see the "Intel Composer XE 2013" option.

[Matt2]

Hi,

I'm not sure exactly what fixed it (I uninstalled the MKL and used Composer Intel64 instead, as well as restarting everything a few times), but now the GUI has the Intel compiler listed as an option when right-clicking on a c++ project.

Thank you for all the help!  I've already got code that calls the MKL convolver and the fft code, your documentation has been a huge boon.  I'll let you know if I have any more questions.

Cheers, Matt