[GD-Windows] VC++ lag

[Pierre T. <p.t...@wa...>]

Hi,

Is there any particular reason why VC++ should lag like hell before starting
compiling ? The scenario is :
- W2K / VC++ 6 / SP5 / brand new machine
- I press F5 or F7 to compile
- Between 30 and 60 seconds later compilation actually starts (before, VC++
just doesn't respond)

It doesn't happen all the time. This is extremely annoying, especially when
it stops 1 second after compilation has started, to report a missing ";"
.......

Another question while I'm at it :

I use a "subst" command to create a virtual drive where my project lies, say
"Y:". This maps a real location somewhere on the D: drive (at work), or
somewhere on C: (at home). Using a virtual drive allows me to use some
hardcoded paths in various places.

Usually, when I select a file in VC++ (the source tree on the left), it
opens "Y:\SomeDir\SomeFile.cpp", which is what I want. However, *sometimes*
it decides to open "C:\RealLocation\SomeDir\SomeFile.cpp" instead, i.e. it
uses the real path. The trouble is, of course, when I use the backuped
project on the other machine, it doesn't find the file anymore (since it's
now on D:), and the usual message box pops up to say that VC has been unable
to re-open some of the project files.

I'd like to know why it sometimes feels like using the real path names
instead of subst'ed ones.

Pierre