Thread: how do you enable optimizations in VC++ 6

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    how do you enable optimizations in VC++ 6

    When I go to the optimization setting in VC++ 6 it is all grayed out. how do I set the optomizer settings? Thanks?

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    Project -> Settings -> C/C++ tab -> Category = "Optimization" -> "Optimization" = anything other than "disable (debug)"

    See that "disable"? That means you don't get optimization.

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    Under the Win32 Release setting mode under the optimizations catigory it says maximum speed, but it is grayed out along with the check boxes below it. Do you happen to know how to make that not grayed? Thank you

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    Just press "reset". . .

    By default, when you compile for Win32 Release in VC++, optimizations are set for maximum speed

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    What edition of VC++ 6 do you have, Crossbow?
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    Originally posted by XSquared
    What edition of VC++ 6 do you have, Crossbow?
    Ooooooooooh yeaaaaaaaaaah........

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    VC++ 6 Standard Edition doesn't support code optimization

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    You're saying Standard version does no code optimizations at all? That's kinda cheap if so, for the price of it.

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    Usually if you kick it hard enough than it will work. Just like in Starwars when Han Solo kicked the Millenium Falcan. Those were old Microsoft parts that they were using.

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    Originally posted by Crossbow
    You're saying Standard version does no code optimizations at all? That's kinda cheap if so, for the price of it.
    Not really......you gat quite a bit for your $100 (or whatever).......you get a functional dev tool with ATL & MFC....loads of tools.....a full set of libs & headers........the MSDN Library......

    Not bad when you compare it to say some graphics editors, web designers or office products....

    If you want the deployment & optimasation features then isnt a greater investement in a compiler worthwhile?

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    Well, I guess for optimizations I can just port it to mingw and use the dev-C++ compiler. It isn't too hard to port it. I can still code in VC++, though.

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