VC++ .NET 2003 Standard Edition

[Wally]

Does it include an optimizing compiler?

[Doug Gordon]

As far as I can tell so far, it includes the same compiler as any version of
the .NET product. I know I read something in one of the info blurbs that
seemed to imply that the Standard Edition would not compile the same as the
full .NET version, but I have been using it for a while now and see nothing
different in the available options, etc.

Doug G

"Wally" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Does it include an optimizing compiler?

[Dirk]

No it does not contain the optimizing compiler (the project settings for
optimizations are disabled). However you can get the optimizing compiler for
a small fee (shipping and handling) if you order the Windows DDK from MS.

"Wally" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Does it include an optimizing compiler?

[Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]]

Doug Gordon wrote:

As far as I can tell so far, it includes the same compiler as any
version of the .NET product. I know I read something in one of the
info blurbs that seemed to imply that the Standard Edition would not
compile the same as the full .NET version, but I have been using it
for a while now and see nothing different in the available options,
etc.

The optimization options are present in the IDE but they're ignored by the
compiler proper. As Dirk pointed out, you can get the optimizing compiler
by getting the Windows DDK and dropping the DDK compiler into the Visual
Studio installation directory. Be sure to read the DDK license agreement to
determine your rights to non-DDK projects built using this compiler (my
guess is that you have none).

-cd