Setting LINK Options in the Visual Development Environment
You can set linker options in the Microsoft visual development environment by using the Link tab
in the Build Settings dialog box. The following tables list the linker options by category in
the visual development environment, along with the equivalent command-line options:
| General Category |
Command-Line Equivalent |
| Output File Name |
/OUT:filename |
| Object/Library Modules |
filename on command line |
| Generate Debug Info |
/DEBUG |
| Ignore All Default Libraries |
/NODEFAULTLIB |
| Link Incrementally |
/INCREMENTAL:{YES|NO} |
| Generate Mapfile |
/MAP |
| Enable Profiling |
/PROFILE |
| Output Category |
Command-Line Equivalent |
| Base Address |
/BASE:address |
| Entry-Point Symbol |
/ENTRY:function |
| Stack Allocations |
/STACK:reserve,commit |
| Version Information |
/VERSION:major.minor |
| Input Category |
Command-Line Equivalent |
| Object/Library Modules |
filename on command line |
| Ignore Libraries |
/NODEFAULTLIB:library |
| Ignore All Default Libraries |
/NODEFAULTLIB |
| Force Symbol References |
/INCLUDE:symbol |
| MS-DOS Stub File Name |
/STUB:filename |
| Customize Category |
Command-Line Equivalent |
| Use Program Database |
/PDB:filename |
| Link Incrementally |
/INCREMENTAL:{YES|NO} |
| Program Database Name |
/PDB:filename |
| Output File Name |
/OUT:filename |
| Force File Output |
/FORCE |
| Print Progress Messages |
/VERBOSE |
| Suppress Startup Banner |
/NOLOGO |
| Debug Category |
Command-Line Equivalent |
| Mapfile Name |
/MAP:filename |
| Generate Mapfile |
/MAP |
| Generate Debug Info |
/DEBUG |
| Microsoft Format |
/DEBUGTYPE:CV |
| COFF Format |
/DEBUGTYPE:COFF |
| Both Formats |
/DEBUGTYPE:BOTH |