Fortran in Visual Studio

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I have installed Visual Studio 2022 (64-bit), version 17.7.1

I wanted to use the Intel Fortran compiler as well as the GFortran, that I have gotten used to. I am hoping that some of the tools in Visual Studio, alongside the Intel compiler, might help me resolve some deep logical problems in my code.

I have opened up my model in a VS project and have Intel Fortran installed through oneAPI.
I have also installed C++ libraries.

When I go to debug my model I get an error message: cannot open file ‘kernel32.lib’

I have searched online and found this has occurred lots of times. Statements such as resetting the compiler (done; did not work) and adding folders to my path are everywhere but I am concerned that, aside from the reset option, most others vary from person to person.

Knowing how knowledgeable you all are, I am hoping someone on here is going to instantly recognise the issue and tell me the simple fix; so that I can get on with coding, in what looks like an excellent IDE (I used to love coding in VS way back when).

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LINK: fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file ‘kernel32.lib’ - Intel Community seems relevant. I’d like to see the buildlog.htm (in the Debug folder) from a failed build.

Just to check - you get this error when building the application, not when starting the debugger, right?

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This post on the Intel Fortran forum indicates that your version of VS 2022 may not (yet) be supported by oneAPI Fortran. Going back to a slightly older version may be advised.

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Yes, roll back to VS2022 v17.6.x or older.
I am working on either get a compiler patch release or, preferably, an updated Integrations stand-alone kit to enable v17.7.0. Our next official release is months away, obviously unacceptable. VS does have a way of breaking us with their updates.

o roll back VS:

  1. run VS installer

  2. press the More button

  3. look for ‘Rollback to previous version’ and choose it

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It looks as if I can only download either 2022 v17.7 or 2019 16.x now. :frowning:

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That is correct. Microsoft provides just the latest version for their Community Download. If you need older versions I believe you need a paid support license from them. If you have had VS2022 installed earlier this year, and updated to 17.7, you can use the VS Installer Rollback feature.

I am not aware if this issue affects VS 2019. It has only been reported against 2022 v17.7

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Hi garynewport, “kernel32.lib not found.”
Do you have kernel32.lib on your computer? A search of mine finds 77 copies. Then in Visual Studio, right-click on your project, “Properties”, “Configuration Properties”, “Linker”, " “Additional Library Directories”, and add a folder containing kernel32.lib.
Does this work for you?