Re: [AD] /docs MSVC7 specific makefile target

[AJ <aj@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Evert Glebbeek wrote:
> > there is a makefile target definition for MSVC7 compiler
> > it needs to be documented.
> >
> > i am not familiar with how the documentation gets generated but here is
> > what needs to appear in the  /doc/html/allegro045.html
> >
> > <li>COMPILER_MSVC7=1
> > <br>Selects MSVC7 specific optimisations.
> >
> >
> > just under the UNIXTOOLs one would be a good place.
> > can someone add this please.
>
>
> What is the --msvc7 flag used for in the fix.bat script? Isn't this what
> it's supposed to do? If that's documented it should be fine I think.
> Evert


oh yes, forgot about that one !
in that case, im still in favour of adding the above suggestion. unless 
you can think of reasons why not.   i dont feel strongly about it, just 
thought it would be kind of handy to know.

point2: the documentation in the /docs/build/msvc.txt

currently say this:

If you are using MSVC 7 or higher you can specify "msvc7" instead of 
"msvc" which will enable better optimalization. However it can make the 
compilation slower especially for the statically linked version.


i dont like the word  'optimalization'.  its not proper!  even google 
says this:   "Did you mean: optimization"

and

the note about compile speed will be slower is trivial, and rather 
irrelevant, what is an extra minute anyway, when your compiling 
something like allegro ?