Re: Channel 9 video: Visual C++ 10 is the new 6
David,
I think it depends on which new optimizations were being used. My programs
have stayed around the same size, but I've often tweaked properties. I also
went to Unicode about 2003 which caused my programs to get a little larger,
but not so much as to not make it worth it. I don't know if EXE size is
always a good indicator of program size. I tend to compile for "speed"
rather than size most of the time.
Tom
"David Ching" <dc@remove-this.dcsoft.com> wrote in message
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"David Connet" <stuff@agilityrecordbook.com> wrote in message
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Them's fightin' words! :-)
Seriously, my VC9 static link exe and dll are SMALLER than the dynamic
link
VC6 exe. For my app (exe and dll plugin) (bytes, as reported by 'dir'):
exe dll
VC6 (mfc-dll) 4,222,976 2,142,208
VC7.1 (dll) 3,809,280 2,035,712
VC8 (static) 3,776,512 1,884,160
VC9 (static) 4,014,592 1,907,712
VC9 (64bit/static) 6,271,488 2,833,408
Wow, I don't know what to say. I've imported many VC6 projects into
VS2003 (then VS2005), and the .exe size increased dramatically with every
VS version.
-- David