BUG: RTTI and Incremental Link Options Incorrectly Disabled

Last reviewed: June 24, 1997
Article ID: Q170515

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition, version 5.0 on the following platform: - Alpha

SYMPTOMS

The following project setting checkboxes are incorrectly disabled in Developer Studio and prevent the respective build options from being specified to the compiler and linker:

  Project|Settings|C++|Category:C++ Language|Enable Run-Time Type
  Information
  Project|Settings|Link|Category:General|Link Incrementally

In addition, you cannot enter the options manually in the Project Options edit box at the bottom of the Settings dialog box.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, manually specify the switches in the Project Options window immediately followed by a pair of empty quotes.

Examples:

   /GR""
   /INCREMENTAL:YES""

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Keywords : kbtool VCAlpha VWBIss
Version : 5.0
Platform : NT WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug

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Last reviewed: June 24, 1997
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