ilk target directory

Question

If incremental linking is enabled, Visual C++ generates the *.ilk file in $(TargetDir), can I override this behavior and redirect it to another directory? (without using a post-build step)

Plebiscite

Answer 1

In Visual C++ 6.0 and Visual C++ 2008 is not possible to select a different dir for the ilk file. Valid options for incremental linking are /INCREMENTAL:YES and /INCREMENTAL:NO.

Also, if you create a post build step to move the ilk file to a different location, Visual C++ will not be aware of this, so is the same as dissabling incremental linking at all, since Visual C++ will not find the ilk file.

HTH.

Raddi

One can create a pre-build step to restore the file moved in the post-build step, though. – Andreeandrei

As of Visual Studio 2013, you still cannot change the location of where the *.ilk file is stored. – Limeade