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Vc++ 2005 pro

by mb · in Torque Game Engine · 04/06/2007 (11:24 am) · 2 replies

I was thinking about purchasing VC++ 2005 Pro and had read with the free version (VC++ 2005 Express) it doesn't optimize like the pro version or something to the effect. Is there any truth to this, would it be worth it for me to buy? Would TGE 1.5 or TGEA run any faster? Also I was having problems with linking ODE in the express version (although I got it to work with the release DLL, I can't get it to link with the release library) and was wondering if the pro version would have the same problems.
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Associate Scott Burns
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#1
04/06/2007 (11:46 am)
Yes, express doesn't have the all the compiler optimization features that standard or pro has. I run standard and with the full optimizations turned on I got roughly an increase of about 10 fps. I believe pro has a few more optimizations than standard, but I'm not certain.

As far as problems with linking ODE I couldn't say one way or the other as I haven't really messed with it too much.

Torque 3D Owner mb
#2
04/06/2007 (11:48 am)
Thanks, sounds good, I'll probably buy it sometime this month then.