Why the linker is invoked?

[b.timofte]

After i make an .exe and i press debug the linker is again invoked … Is there any reasin Visual Gdb invoke the linker again ?

Also the linker is very slow…. It linkes 6 files in around 1 minute….

[b.timofte]

The repository is at : https://github.com/ISuckGood/BCP

[support]

Hi,

If it is an external project managed by an external Makefile, the linker is likely re-invoked because the Makefile doesn’t handle dependencies properly.

You could try re-creating the project as an MSBuild-based project to let VisualGDB handle dependencies, although it might be non-trivial if the project has complex build settings.

[b.timofte]

I use MsBuild …Linker is called everytime i want to debug although no change in code !!

[support]

Hi,

If you are using the VisualGDB MSBuild backend, you can see why the linker is invoked by enabling verbose output:

Tools->Options->Projects and Solutions->Build and Run->MSBuild build output verbosity -> Detailed.

Then build the project and check for the “Re-linking <…> due to <…> message”. If you are not sure, simply attach the detailed build log here and we can help you understand it.

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