ANN: Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit 2003

[Thomas Scheidegger [MVP]]

The Visual C++ Toolkit is a free edition of Microsoft's professional
Visual C++ optimizing compiler and standard libraries -
the same optimizing compiler and standard libraries that ship
in Visual Studio .NET 2003 Professional!


Web:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/vctoolkit2003/

Download:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=272be09d-40bb-49fd-9cb0-4bfa122fa91b

File:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/9/b/39bac755-0a1e-4d0b-b72c-3a158b7444c4/VCToolkitSetup.exe

 

[Guest]

Could the vc 7.1 compiler produce debugging info (pdb), compatible with the vc6 ide debugger ? After setting some options, the vc 7.1 compiler just works fine inside the vc6 ide ;-) I can build both release and debug mode executables, but the vc6 ide debugger seems not working with newly generated pdb files. Any idea ?

 

[Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]]

Could the vc 7.1 compiler produce debugging info (pdb), compatible
with the vc6 ide debugger ? After setting some options, the vc 7.1
compiler just works fine inside the vc6 ide ;-) I can build both
release and debug mode executables, but the vc6 ide debugger seems
not working with newly generated pdb files. Any idea ?

No it can't. To debug 7.1 code you need the 7.1 IDE/debugger. You might be
able to use windbg though.

-cd

 

[Guest]

windbg: thanks, it works fine.

 

[George Hester]

Hi. Can I install this without changing my browser to Internet Explorer 6? I know the help documentation in Visual Studio.NET requires it but does this toolkit? Thanks.

 

[krazyman]

The Visual C++ Toolkit is a free edition of Microsoft's professional
Visual C++ optimizing compiler and standard libraries -
the same optimizing compiler and standard libraries that ship
in Visual Studio .NET 2003 Professional!


Web:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/vctoolkit2003/

Download:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=272be09d-40bb-49fd-9cb0-4bfa122fa91b

File:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/9/b/39bac755-0a1e-4d0b-b72c-3a158b7444c4/VCToolkitSetup.exe

Kudos to MS for giving this away for free! I guess this means no more
whining about VS.NET 2003 Std Edition not having an optimizing
compiler.

 

[IceJug]

Can you just give me some info or example about how to make windbg work with
cl.exe and link.exe.

 

[Lionel Fourquaux]

"Thomas Scheidegger [MVP]" wrote in message

The Visual C++ Toolkit is a free edition of Microsoft's professional
Visual C++ optimizing compiler and standard libraries -
the same optimizing compiler and standard libraries that ship
in Visual Studio .NET 2003 Professional!

Looks like the support library for delay-loading is missing.