why is VC++ 2005 so much slower than VC++ 2003 ?  
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riogirl71





PostPosted: Tue Mar 13 17:22:21 CDT 2007 Top

Visual Studio C++ >> why is VC++ 2005 so much slower than VC++ 2003 ? We used to be able to do a complete rebuild of our application
in 2 to 3 minutes in VC++ 2003. It takes 20+ minutes in VC++
2005. And this is on a Intel extreme core 2 duo (2.93 Ghz) with
2 GB of ram running Vista Ultimate x86 with a WD 10000 rpm
150 GB raptor.

Thanks,
Lynn

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Tamas





PostPosted: Tue Mar 13 17:22:21 CDT 2007 Top

Visual Studio C++ >> why is VC++ 2005 so much slower than VC++ 2003 ? Lynn McGuire wrote:
> We used to be able to do a complete rebuild of our application
> in 2 to 3 minutes in VC++ 2003. It takes 20+ minutes in VC++ 2005.

You could increase your compilation speed by tapping into the largely
unused resources you may have on machines across your local network,
with the help of this 3rd party tool called IncrediBuild:

http://www.xoreax.com/features_howfast.htm

I'm not sure if there are any alternative solutions; distcc is for gcc.

Tom
 
 
Tom





PostPosted: Tue Mar 13 17:40:43 CDT 2007 Top

Visual Studio C++ >> why is VC++ 2005 so much slower than VC++ 2003 ? I've noticed the same thing and Vista hasn't made it any faster by any
means. However, I think the new compiler is just more robust in it's
standards and checking. To be fair VC++ 1.52 is even faster. I think more
functionality often just takes more time.

I remember back in the old days I used to enjoy the time it took to compile
the whole project. I'd use it for making phone calls, going to lunch,
reading a magazine. Then it got too fast for that. Now I've started
renewing some subscriptions :o)

Tom

"Lynn McGuire" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
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> We used to be able to do a complete rebuild of our application
> in 2 to 3 minutes in VC++ 2003. It takes 20+ minutes in VC++ 2005. And
> this is on a Intel extreme core 2 duo (2.93 Ghz) with 2 GB of ram running
> Vista Ultimate x86 with a WD 10000 rpm 150 GB raptor.
>
> Thanks,
> Lynn
>