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Subject: Re: question about when to use local varaibles

Author: Frank Phillips

Date: 01:42:53 09/08/03

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On September 07, 2003 at 16:49:44, Bo Persson wrote:

>On September 07, 2003 at 05:24:12, Frank Phillips wrote:
>
>>On September 07, 2003 at 00:34:31, Eugene Nalimov wrote:
>>
>>>On September 06, 2003 at 12:26:09, Jaime Benito de Valle Ruiz wrote:
>>>
>>>>>Visual C (starting from 7.0) can compile whole program (link-time code
>>>>>generation, /GL switch). Then compiler knows that global variable is not
>>>>>address-taken, so it cannot alias indirect memory store.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>Eugene
>>>>
>>>>Do you know any web page that sells this version?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>I am not selling it, I am writing it :-)
>>>
>>>I suspect you can look at http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/howtobuy/
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Eugene
>>
>>
>>$1000
>>
>>I have four machines.  Would I need to buy one for each (plus four different
>>copies of Windows to run it on)?
>
>No, the compiler license is per developer. It allows you to install it on all
>your machines, if you are the sole user.
>
>You would have to buy four Windows though. :-)
>
>>
>>The machines cost less than this.
>>
>>Obviously your great work is not for the hobby chess programming junkie :-(
>
>The entry fee is perhaps a bit steep, but once you're in the upgrades are much
>less. Those who had the 2002 version, got the 2003 upgrade for $29 (twenty
>nine).
>
>The version before that (v6.0) was released in 1998, and its 5 service packs
>were free.
>
>
>>
>>Frank
>
>
>Bo Persson
>hobby chess programming junkie

That not too bad, but the $1000 entry fee is high.  You guys are obviously rich
and dedicated - or not married :-)

Frank

The Windows thing stinks however, although I am equally put off by the MS
control freak approach to what were laughably once called their customers.



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