'I have just repaired my VS 2017 installation after some weird problem (maybe caused by PS 2017 Update 2 install)
After that I had to completely uninstall and reinstall all my PS products because there was no other way to get it to reintegrate into VS 2015 (change components via Control Panel Uninstall... for example did not do it)
With this done the Intel Performance Libraries appears in the VS pulldowns again, and the "use MKL" choice now lets C++ find the include files. The link, on the other hand, is a dismal failure. It doesn't work, and there is no obvious way of deciding why it doesn't work - for example the "whole command line" property on the project - linker property page does not include any MKL stuff even when it does work
To say that I find the integration of PS into VS to be a source of frustration rather than help is an understatement. It is poorly documented and a continuous source of problems.
1>findBestPoints.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol LAPACKE_dlasrt referenced in function "public: virtual void __cdecl FindBestPoints_Impl_Sort::prepareToPop(void)" (?prepareToPop@FindBestPoints_Impl_Sort@@UEAAXXZ)
1>map3d_optimizer_old.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol LAPACKE_dlasrt
1>fft_base.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol fftw_init_threads referenced in function "public: void __cdecl FFTWBase::init(double *,double (*)[2],unsigned __int64,unsigned __int64,unsigned __int64,int)" (?init@FFTWBase@@QEAAXPEANPEAY01N_K22H@Z)
1>fft_base.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol fftw_plan_with_nthreads referenced in function "public: void __cdecl FFTWBase::init(double *,double (*)[2],unsigned __int64,unsigned __int64,unsigned __int64,int)" (?init@FFTWBase@@QEAAXPEANPEAY01N_K22H@Z)
1>fft_base.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol fftw_cleanup_threads referenced in function "public: void __cdecl FFTWBase::fini(void)" (?fini@FFTWBase@@QEAAXXZ)
1>fft_base.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol fftw_plan_dft_r2c_2d referenced in function "protected: void __cdecl FFTWBase::create_plan(void)" (?create_plan@FFTWBase@@IEAAXXZ)
1>fft_base.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol fftw_plan_dft_c2r_2d referenced in function "protected: void __cdecl FFTWBase::create_plan(void)" (?create_plan@FFTWBase@@IEAAXXZ)
1>fft_base.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol fftw_plan_dft_r2c_3d referenced in function "protected: void __cdecl FFTWBase::create_plan(void)" (?create_plan@FFTWBase@@IEAAXXZ)
1>fft_base.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol fftw_plan_dft_c2r_3d referenced in function "protected: void __cdecl FFTWBase::create_plan(void)" (?create_plan@FFTWBase@@IEAAXXZ)
1>fft_base.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol fftw_destroy_plan referenced in function "protected: void __cdecl FFTWBase::delete_plan(void)" (?delete_plan@FFTWBase@@IEAAXXZ)
1>fft_base.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol fftw_cleanup referenced in function "protected: void __cdecl FFTWBase::delete_plan(void)" (?delete_plan@FFTWBase@@IEAAXXZ)
1>fft_base.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol fftw_execute referenced in function "protected: void __cdecl FFTWBase::forward_execute(void)" (?forward_execute@FFTWBase@@IEAAXXZ)
1>fft_base.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol fftwf_init_threads referenced in function "public: void __cdecl FFTWFBase::init(float *,float (*)[2],unsigned __int64,unsigned __int64,unsigned __int64,int)" (?init@FFTWFBase@@QEAAXPEAMPEAY01M_K22H@Z)
1>fft_base.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol fftwf_plan_with_nthreads referenced in function "public: void __cdecl FFTWFBase::init(float *,float (*)[2],unsigned __int64,unsigned __int64,unsigned __int64,int)" (?init@FFTWFBase@@QEAAXPEAMPEAY01M_K22H@Z)
1>fft_base.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol fftwf_cleanup_threads referenced in function "public: void __cdecl FFTWFBase::fini(void)" (?fini@FFTWFBase@@QEAAXXZ)
1>fft_base.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol fftwf_plan_dft_r2c_2d referenced in function "protected: void __cdecl FFTWFBase::create_plan(void)" (?create_plan@FFTWFBase@@IEAAXXZ)
1>spider.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol fftwf_plan_dft_r2c_2d
1>spider_old.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol fftwf_plan_dft_r2c_2d
1>fft_base.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol fftwf_plan_dft_c2r_2d referenced in function "protected: void __cdecl FFTWFBase::create_plan(void)" (?create_plan@FFTWFBase@@IEAAXXZ)
1>spider.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol fftwf_plan_dft_c2r_2d
1>spider_old.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol fftwf_plan_dft_c2r_2d
1>fft_base.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol fftwf_plan_dft_r2c_3d referenced in function "protected: void __cdecl FFTWFBase::create_plan(void)" (?create_plan@FFTWFBase@@IEAAXXZ)
1>fft_base.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol fftwf_plan_dft_c2r_3d referenced in function "protected: void __cdecl FFTWFBase::create_plan(void)" (?create_plan@FFTWFBase@@IEAAXXZ)
1>fft_base.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol fftwf_destroy_plan referenced in function "protected: void __cdecl FFTWFBase::delete_plan(void)" (?delete_plan@FFTWFBase@@IEAAXXZ)
1>spider.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol fftwf_destroy_plan
1>spider_old.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol fftwf_destroy_plan
1>fft_base.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol fftwf_cleanup referenced in function "protected: void __cdecl FFTWFBase::delete_plan(void)" (?delete_plan@FFTWFBase@@IEAAXXZ)
1>fft_base.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol fftwf_execute referenced in function "protected: void __cdecl FFTWFBase::forward_execute(void)" (?forward_execute@FFTWFBase@@IEAAXXZ)
1>spider.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol fftwf_execute
1>spider_old.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol fftwf_execute
1>fft_fftw3.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol fftw_malloc referenced in function "public: __cdecl FFTWTransformer::FFTWTransformer(unsigned __int64,unsigned __int64,unsigned __int64)" (??0FFTWTransformer@@QEAA@_K00@Z)
1>fft_fftw3.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol fftw_free referenced in function "public: __cdecl FFTWTransformer::~FFTWTransformer(void)" (??1FFTWTransformer@@QEAA@XZ)
1>fft_fftw3.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol fftwf_malloc referenced in function "public: __cdecl FFTWFTransformer::FFTWFTransformer(unsigned __int64,unsigned __int64,unsigned __int64)" (??0FFTWFTransformer@@QEAA@_K00@Z)
1>spider_old.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol fftwf_malloc
1>fft_fftw3.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol fftwf_free referenced in function "public: __cdecl FFTWFTransformer::~FFTWFTransformer(void)" (??1FFTWFTransformer@@QEAA@XZ)
1>spider_old.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol fftwf_free
1>initialize.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol LAPACKE_dgels referenced in function "void __cdecl mkl_solveNotdetermined(double *,int,int,double *,int)" (?mkl_solveNotdetermined@@YAXPEANHH0H@Z)
1>pca_optimizer.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol LAPACKE_dgels
1>initialize.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol LAPACKE_sgels referenced in function "void __cdecl mkl_solveNotdetermined(float *,int,int,float *,int)" (?mkl_solveNotdetermined@@YAXPEAMHH0H@Z)
1>pca_optimizer.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol vsldSSNewTask referenced in function "private: int __cdecl Pca::mkl_cov(double *,int,int,double *,double *)" (?mkl_cov@Pca@@AEAAHPEANHH00@Z)
1>pca_optimizer.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol vsldSSEditCovCor referenced in function "private: int __cdecl Pca::mkl_cov(double *,int,int,double *,double *)" (?mkl_cov@Pca@@AEAAHPEANHH00@Z)
1>pca_optimizer.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol vsldSSCompute referenced in function "private: int __cdecl Pca::mkl_cov(double *,int,int,double *,double *)" (?mkl_cov@Pca@@AEAAHPEANHH00@Z)
1>pca_optimizer.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol vslSSDeleteTask referenced in function "private: int __cdecl Pca::mkl_cov(double *,int,int,double *,double *)" (?mkl_cov@Pca@@AEAAHPEANHH00@Z)
1>pca_optimizer.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol vsldSSEditTask referenced in function "private: double __cdecl Pca::mkl_meanVec(double *,int)" (?mkl_meanVec@Pca@@AEAANPEANH@Z)
1>pca_optimizer.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol LAPACKE_dsytrd referenced in function "private: double * __cdecl Pca::mkl_eig(double *,int)" (?mkl_eig@Pca@@AEAAPEANPEANH@Z)
1>pca_optimizer.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol LAPACKE_dorgtr referenced in function "private: double * __cdecl Pca::mkl_eig(double *,int)" (?mkl_eig@Pca@@AEAAPEANPEANH@Z)
1>pca_optimizer.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol LAPACKE_dsteqr referenced in function "private: double * __cdecl Pca::mkl_eig(double *,int)" (?mkl_eig@Pca@@AEAAPEANPEANH@Z)
1>pca_optimizer.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol cblas_dgemm referenced in function "private: double * __cdecl Pca::mkl_multiplyMat(double *,int,int,double *,int,int)" (?mkl_multiplyMat@Pca@@AEAAPEANPEANHH0HH@Z)
1>C:\local\ipccsb\ROME1.1\Windows\rome_map3d\x64\Debug\rome_map3d.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 36 unresolved externals