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md5sum differs across builds

I am using VC++ v7.1. Each time that I do a build the md5sum of the
resultant DLL is different. Is VC++ embedding a compile-time timestamp in
the output file, or what?

Many thanks
Aug 23 '05 #1
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Andrew Chalk wrote:
I am using VC++ v7.1. Each time that I do a build the md5sum of the
resultant DLL is different. Is VC++ embedding a compile-time timestamp in
the output file, or what?


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Yes. Examine the format of the PE header.
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