title: C++ compiler not found by Abaqus
body: <p>Abaqus unable to locate C++ compiler. I need to setup an interface between Abaqus and Intel Parallel Studio which requires Visual Studio. No matter what installations or settings I use, Abaqus fails to locate a C++ compiler. The crucial component is Intel Fortran Compiler which can be located.</p>
  
  <p>I tried different versions of Visual Studio:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>2017 community,</li>
  <li>2017 enterprise,</li>
  <li>2015 community,</li>
  <li>2013 community.</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>Parallel Studio:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>XE 2019</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>Abaqus:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>2018 Research license</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>Operating system:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Windows 10 LTSC</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>All that is running in a Virtual Machine (KVM) in an OpenStack Cloud.</p>
  
  <p>Steps for testing in cmd.exe:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Implementing the Paths to Visual Studio and Parallel Studio</li>
  <li>vcvars64.bat (Visual Studio)</li>
  <li>cl.exe prog.cpp works fine</li>
  <li>ifortvars.bat (Parallel Studio)</li>
  <li>Fortran compiler works fine</li>
  <li>abaqus info=system (Abaqus)</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>This finds all crucial components but one, output of the significant section:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Processor:            Intel Xeon Processor (Skylake, IBRS)<br>
    Number of CPUs:       4<br>
    Physical Memory:      46080 MB<br>
    Virtual Memory:       47807 Available / 52737 Total Mbytes<br>
    OS Version:           Windows 10 Enterprise N LTSC 2019  (Build 17763)<br>
    C++ Compiler:         Unable to locate or determine the version of a
    C++ compiler on this system.  If a C++ compiler is installed on this system, please load vcvars64.bat file before running Abaqus 
    Linker Version:       Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 14.16.27031.1   > Fortran Compiler:    Intel Fortran Compiler 19.0<br>
    MPI:                  MS-MPI 5.0.12435.6<br>
    Browser:              Firefox 66.0.3.0</p>
  </blockquote>