User and Reference Guide for the Intel® C++ Compiler 14.0

Options: Compilers dialog box

The following applies to Microsoft Visual Studio* 2012, 2010, and 2008.

To access the Compilers page, click the Tools > Options > Intel Composer > C++ , and select Compilers.

Use the Compilers page to specify general compiler settings. on a per platform basis.

If you have multiple Compiler versions installed, you can:

Compiler Selection

Target Platform: Use the drop-down list to select your target platform. The selected platform determines the Intel® C++ Compiler versions that appear.

Selected version of Compiler: Use the drop-down list to select your compiler version.

Executables: Specify the directories to be searched for executable files (This setting is equivalent to the PATH environment variable.)

Includes: Specifies the directories to be searched for include files. (This setting is equivalent to the INCLUDE environment variable). You can use macros such as $(VSInstallDir) in directory names.

Libraries: Specify the directories to be searched for libraries (This setting is equivalent to the LIB environment variable).

Default options: Specify compiler options that will be used unless overridden by competing compiler options specified at build time.

Reset All: Click this button to restore the default settings.

Click this button to restore the default settings (Executables, Libraries, Includes, and Default Options) for the selected Intel® C++ Compiler version.

Reset All: Click this button to restore the default settings (Executables, Libraries, Includes, and Default Options) for all versions of the suite/compiler and set the selected Intel® C++ version to <Latest>.

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