Intel® C++ Compiler for Android integration into Microsoft Visual Studio 2015

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Issue

The Intel® System Studio 2016 supports native Android development using the Intel® C++ Compiler with Microsoft Visual Studio* 2015 (VS2015) IDE. In order to use the Intel® C++ Compiler for Android within VS2015 IDE, it is required to customize the VS2015 installation. The required steps can be found in the Solution part of this document.

If the required features are not installed before installing Intel® System Studio 2016 one of the following error messages will be displayed:

Microsoft Visual Studio* 2015 Cross Platform Mobile Development feature is not installed.

Installation can continue; however, support for "Intel® C++ Compiler for Android*" in Microsoft Visual Studio* 2015 will not be enabled during installation. You can enable it later. See this online article for details (link to this article). The compiler can still be used from command line and within Eclipse*.

Microsoft Visual Studio* 2015 does not have "Common Tools for Visual C++ 2015" components installed.

Installation can continue; however, Intel® C++ Compiler will not build using Microsoft Visual Studio* 2015. Please see (https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-c-fortran-compilers-for-windows-integration-into-microsoft-visual-studio-2015) online article for information on configuring Microsoft Visual Studio* 2015 for Visual C++ development.

Solution

To prepare VS2015 for the integration of the Intel® C++ Compiler for Android* follow these steps:

1. If VS2015 is not installed on the system:
   1. During installation select "Custom" type
   2. Under Optional features to install:
   3. Expand Programming Languages next expand Visual C++ and select Common Tools for Visual C++ 2015

   4. Expand Cross Platform Mobile Development and select Visual C++ Mobile Development and Common Tools and Software Development Kits.

   5. Select Common Tools
      

2. If Microsoft Visual Studio* 2015 is already installed on the system:
   1. Open Control Panel and select Program and Features
   2. Select "Microsoft Visual Studio* 2015", open context menu and select "Change"
   3. Select "Modify" on the next screen
   4. Under Optional features to install:
   5. Expand Programming Languages next expand Visual C++ and select Common Tools for Visual C++ 2015

   6. Expand Cross Platform Mobile Development and select Visual C++ Mobile Development and Common Tools and Software Development Kits.

   7. Select Common Tools
      

3. Restart your system
4. Install the Intel Developer Solution that includes Intel® C++ Compiler to enable support for the compiler to build Android* applications with Microsoft Visual Studio*.