# Porting from Microsoft* Visual C++* to the Intel® oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler

This section describes a basic approach to porting applications from Microsoft* Visual C++* for Windows* to the Intel® oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler for Windows.

If you build your applications from the Windows command line, you can port applications from Microsoft Visual C++ to the Intel® oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler by modifying your makefile to invoke the Intel® oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler instead of Microsoft Visual C++.

The Intel® oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler integration with Microsoft Visual Studio provides a conversion path to the Intel® oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler that allows you to build your Visual C++ projects with the Intel® oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler. This version of the Intel® oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler supports:

- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019

- Microsoft Visual Studio 2017

See the appropriate section in this documentation for details on using the Intel® oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler with Microsoft Visual Studio.

The Intel® oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler also supports many of the same compiler options, macros, and environment variables you already use in your Microsoft work.

One challenge in porting applications from one compiler to another is making sure there is support for the compiler options you use to build your application. The Compiler Options reference lists compiler options that are supported by both the Intel® oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler and Microsoft C++.

Parent topic: Portability

- Modifying Your makefile
- Other Considerations

## See Also

Other Considerations
Modifying Your Makefile