Re: Is Microsoft Visual studio 2005 upgraded version of Microsoft VC++ 6?

From:

"Victor Bazarov" <v.Abazarov@comAcast.net>

Newsgroups:

comp.lang.c++

Date:

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:50:01 -0500

Message-ID:

<er1rus$tp6$1@news.datemas.de>

Gavin Deane wrote:

On 15 Feb, 09:55, "vvj" <vinut...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi
Is Microsoft Visual studio 2005 upgraded version of Microsoft VC++ 6?
Is that way apps. compiled in VS2005 wont work on VC++6?? But here
apps. compiled in VS2005 in debug mode, wont work on VC++6 platform,
whereas for release mode it works for both..
Thanks

As I understand Microsoft's versioning numbers, the compiler used by
visual studio 2005 is version 8, two major revisions up fom version 6
(which is old enough to predate the standardisation of C++).

<nitpick>
Close, but the numbers are off. The _compiler_ version in VS 2005 is
14. The compiler version in VS 6 (VC++ 6) is 12. Still, two major
versions up.
</nitpick>

However, your whole question is off-topic in comp.lang.c++ as it's not
a C++ language question. There are newsgroups dedicated to Microsoft's
C++ implementations and they will be able to help you. See the FAQ for
suggestions.
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/how-to-post.html#faq-5.9

Absolutely.