/PROFILE (Performance Tools Profiler)
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Produces an output file that can be used with the Performance Tools profiler.
Syntax
/PROFILE
Remarks
/PROFILE implies the following linker options:
/OPT:NOICF
/PROFILE causes the linker to generate a relocation section in the program image. A relocation section allows the profiler to transform the program image to get profile data.
/PROFILE is only available only in Enterprise (team development) versions. For more information on PREfast, see Code Analysis for C/C++ Overview.
To set this linker option in the Visual Studio development environment
Open the project's Property Pages dialog box. For details, see How to: Open Project Property Pages.
Expand the Configuration Properties node.
Expand the Linker node.
Select the Advanced property page.
Modify the Profile property.
To set this linker option programmatically
- See Profile.