New Linker Options (Windows CE 5.0)

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The following list shows linker changes.

  • /ALLOWBIND linker option.
  • /ASSEMBLYMODULE linker option.
  • /COMMENT linker option is now deprecated. Use the comment pragma.
  • /DEBUGTYPE linker option has been removed.
  • /GPSIZE linker option has been removed. The linker now determines the optimal location for uninitialized global data items based on the presence of GP relative relocations to the data.
  • /IDLOUT linker option specifies output options to use with the Microsoft Interface Definition Language (MIDL) compiler.
  • /IGNOREIDL linker option specifies that IDL attributes should be ignored.
  • /LINK50COMPAT has been removed. Import libraries created with Visual C++ .NET are compatible with Visual C++ 6.0.
  • /LTCG linker option performs whole program optimization.
  • /MAPINFO:FIXUPS has been removed.
  • /MIDL linker option invokes the MIDL compiler.
  • /PDB:NONE linker option has been removed. If you want to put debug information into .obj files, use /Zi.
  • /PDBSTRIPPED omits private symbols from the program database.
  • /PDBTYPE linker option has been removed. Debug information will be placed in a single .pdb file.
  • The /PROFILE linker option has been removed. If you are using a third party profiler that needs /PROFILE, you should instead use /FIXED:NO. In this version, the linker will still accept /PROFILE as a synonym for /FIXED:NO.
  • /TLBID specifies which type library to use.
  • /TLBOUT specifies the name and location of a .tib file.
  • /TSAWARE allows an application to be Terminal Server-aware.
  • /WARN linker option has been removed.

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