> VC++6.0 isn't a very good compiler and it's not very compatible with > gcc, while Visual Studio 2005 compiler is much more > compatible and has a better optimizer. > > Plus, VC++6.0 had a closed "proprietary" data format for .dsp > and .dsw files, while the current Visual Studio uses a > standard XML format. > > Finally, Microsoft gives away (as in free, no cost) Visual > C++ Express edition, which includes the current compiler. > > I don't see any reason we'd want to target VC++6.0. > > > P.s. With the current Visual Studio, it's easy to add Bison > and Flex custom rules, so that it automatically calls them > for .y and .l files.
Right. It can be done. It's not quite that easy though - we need to rename the output files as well, the default names generated by bison/flex won't work. //Magnus ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
