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22 projects is not that big.<br />
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Are you doing full rebuilds?<br />
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It shouldn't take that long to do an incremental build, unless &nbsp;you're making header changes.
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You can use the pimpl design pattern to avoid header changes.<br />
<a href="http://www.codeproject.com/useritems/PIMPL.asp?df=100&forumid=383233&exp=0&select=1891437" rel="ugc">http://www.codeproject.com/useritems/PIMPL.asp?df=100&forumid=383233&exp=0&select=1891437</a><br />
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Another solution, if you have the money and extra build machines, is to use IncrediBuild.<br />
See following link:<br />
<a href="http://www.xoreax.com/main.htm" rel="ugc">http://www.xoreax.com/main.htm</a>
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I have a general question<br />
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I have a big solution containing 22 projects...its MFC application with lots of dialog boxes, it handles audio calls n stuff...<br />
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please give me tips to reduce the build and link time....
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I have a general question

I have a big solution containing 22 projects...its MFC application with lots of dialog boxes, it handles audio calls n stuff...

please give me tips to reduce the build and link time....

22 projects is not that big.

Are you doing full rebuilds?

It shouldn&amp;#39;t take that long to do an incremental build, unless  you&amp;#39;re making header changes.

You can use the pimpl design pattern to avoid header changes.
http://www.codeproject.com/useritems/PIMPL.asp?df=100&amp;amp;forumid=383233&amp;amp;exp=0&amp;amp;select=1891437


Another solution, if you have the money and extra build machines, is to use IncrediBuild.
See following link:
http://www.xoreax.com/main.htm

reducing build and link time

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