Multithreading build with Visual Studio 8

[Groove]

I discover yesterday a great feature in Visual Studio 8 /MPx.

It's a build command line parameter allowing to build a project using multiple CPUs... Finally!

I had some great results with my Q6600 + 2GB of memory + WinXP32:

Quake 4 SDK 1.3 (default): 35s
Quake 4 SDK 1.3 (/MP2): 25s
Quake 4 SDK 1.3 (/MP4): 20s
Quake 4 SDK 1.3 (/MP8): 21s

Irrlicht 1.4 (default): 43s
Irrlicht 1.4 (/MP4): 14s
Irrlicht 1.4 (/MP8): 14s

Xerces lib 2.8 (default): 71s
Xerces lib 2.8 (/MP4): 26s
Xerces lib 2.8 (/MP8): 27s

Enjoy!

[JeGX]

that's a GREAT find
I will try this trick asap (this afternoon I hope)...

[JeGX]

I've just done the test with Demoniak3D core (no 3d engine nor plugins):

- Demoniak3D (default): Build Time 0:33
- Demoniak3D (/MP2): Build Time 0:15   

I've a core2duo 6600 + 2Gb RAM + XP SP2.

Really cool, that will boost my productivity 
 

[Groove]

Heyhey ! And think about the more than 30 mins needed to build Vue at e-on software. I had to time to waste to check minutes we are saving but that seems huge!!!