Re: [Plib-users] problem with fnt and release mode

[Don L. <laf...@cn...>]

Has anyone come up with the precise options we should avoid to fix this
problem?  I've tried a few but no go.  Still no fonts.

Don.

Scott Shumaker wrote:

> Yeah, it can be.  I don't fault the optimizer, though, if you turn on "full
> optimizations" you should be prepared to face the consequences.  There is
> certainly an option called "assume aliasing across functions."  Although I
> do question MS's decision to not make this the default optimization choice.
>
> As for only affecting the G200/G400/Radeon, my guess is that NVidia drivers
> are more robust when it comes to error-handling.
>
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> Scott Shumaker
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Baker" <sjb...@ai...>
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> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 1:07 AM
> Subject: Re: [Plib-users] problem with fnt and release mode
>
> > Scott Shumaker wrote:
> >
> > > Well, it only causes problems across functions, i.e.:
> > <snip>
> >
> > Yes - that seems *incredibly* dangerous to me.  I can imagine a TON of
> > places in PLIB where that would break.
> >
> > I wonder why it only affects G200/G400 and Radion?
> >
> > The OpenGL driver is a DLL - so the compiler doesn't know what driver
> > you are using...it's hard to imagine a pointer alias that would trip
> > up the optimiser with one driver and not the other.
> >
> > Just out of interest, what version of MSVC++ is everyone who sees this
> > bug using?   I recollect someone telling me that the optimisations that
> > V6 makes are *far* more dangerous than the ones in V7.
> >
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