Configuration Manager: 'Any CPU', 'Mixed Platforms'. What are thes

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Allan Michaels - 11 Aug 2006 23:11 GMT

Hello,

I'm working in Visual Studio 2005. I am working with the Configuration
Manager.

Could someone please direct me to a web page
or explain to me what the exact differences/ramifications are of choosing:

Win32 vs. Any CPU vs. Mixed Platforms ????

[I started looking here and was surprised to find *nothing*.
ms-help://MS.VSCC.v80/MS.MSDN.v80/MS.VisualStudio.v80.en/dv_vsbuild/html/19be121c-148e-4ece-bbfc-d20b08cfc3f7.htm]

Thank you in advance for your help.

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Gary Chang[MSFT] - 14 Aug 2006 07:50 GMT

Hi Ann,

>Win32 vs. Any CPU vs. Mixed Platforms

The Solution Platform dropdown just lets you to set the target platform you
want to compile your program to.

This will pass compiler switches through to the compiler that tell it how
to generate code. Specifically, it can allow you to choose between things
like Debug configuration and Release configuration, as well as between x86
and x64 or Itanium.

Thanks!

Best regards,

Gary Chang
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Allan Michaels - 14 Aug 2006 19:17 GMT

Hello again Gary,

Yes, I understand that the Solution Platform dropdown allows you to
configure the debug and release builds. What *exactly* does each choice do?
Or better yet, where is a VS2005 help page that describes what *exactly* does
each choice do?

Trudging through VS2005 help, I found:

ms-help://MS.VSCC.v80/MS.MSDN.v80/MS.VisualStudio.v80.en/dv_cscomp/html/c290ff5e-47f4-4a85-9bb3-9c2525b0be04.htm

This page answered my questions.

Thanks.

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