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Subject: Re: MSVC++ 6

Author: Christophe Theron

Date: 09:00:47 09/25/99

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On September 25, 1999 at 08:33:48, Bo Persson wrote:

>On September 25, 1999 at 06:59:06, Frank Phillips wrote:
>
>>My program compiled with MSVC++ 6 (Enterprise) is almost 30% slower than the
>>same code with the same options compiled with MSVC++V5, which is a bit
>>disappointing.  The simple test I did was a fixed depth search for six middle
>>game positions.  More worrying than the decrease in speed is the number of nodes
>>to reach the fixed depth which have increased under VC6.
>>
>>Usual type of program – PVS with hash tables.  Mixture of bitboards and offset
>>arrays.
>>
>>What am I missing?
>>
>>Frank
>
>My program definitly runs faster with version 6.
>
>What *are* your compile options?
>
>Are you using an of-the-CD install, or have you downloaded Service Pack 3?
>
>
>Bo Persson
>bop@malmo.mail.telia.com


What is Service Pack 3? What does it improve ot fix?


    Christophe



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