provide option to enable optimization with VC (suggested by Jan

Dubois)

p4raw-id: //depot/perl@1990

diff --git a/win32/Makefile b/win32/Makefile
index 2ffcb52..2e01729 100644 (file)
--- a/win32/Makefile
+++ b/win32/Makefile
@@ -49,6 +49,15 @@ INST_VER     = \5.00552
 #CFG           = Debug
 
 #
+# uncomment next option if you want to use the VC++ compiler optimization.
+# Warning: This is known to produce incorrect code for compiler versions
+# earlier than VC++ 98 (Visual Studio 6.0). VC++ 98 generates code that
+# successfully passes the Perl regression test suite. It hasn't yet been
+# widely tested with real applications though.
+#
+#CFG           = Optimize
+
+#
 # uncomment to enable use of PerlCRT.DLL when using the Visual C compiler.
 # Highly recommended.  It has patches that fix known bugs in MSVCRT.DLL.
 # This currently requires VC 5.0 with Service Pack 3.
@@ -206,8 +215,8 @@ OPTIMIZE    = -Od $(RUNTIME)d -Zi -D_DEBUG -DDEBUGGING
 !  ENDIF
 LINK_DBG       = -debug -pdb:none
 !ELSE
-!  IF "$(CCTYPE)" == "MSVC20"
-OPTIMIZE       = -Od $(RUNTIME) -DNDEBUG
+!  IF  "$(CFG)" == "Optimize"
+OPTIMIZE       = -O2 $(RUNTIME) -DNDEBUG
 !  ELSE
 OPTIMIZE       = -Od $(RUNTIME) -DNDEBUG
 !  ENDIF

diff --git a/win32/makefile.mk b/win32/makefile.mk
index 12ac0a9..07fcad0 100644 (file)
--- a/win32/makefile.mk
+++ b/win32/makefile.mk
@@ -57,6 +57,18 @@ CCTYPE               *= BORLAND
 #CFG           *= Debug
 
 #
+# uncomment next option if you want to use the VC++ compiler optimization.
+# This option is only relevant for the Microsoft compiler; we automatically
+# use maximum optimization with the other compilers (unless you specify a
+# DEBUGGING build).
+# Warning: This is known to produce incorrect code for compiler versions
+# earlier than VC++ 98 (Visual Studio 6.0). VC++ 98 generates code that
+# successfully passes the Perl regression test suite. It hasn't yet been
+# widely tested with real applications though.
+#
+#CFG           *= Optimize
+
+#
 # uncomment to enable use of PerlCRT.DLL when using the Visual C compiler.
 # Highly recommended.  It has patches that fix known bugs in MSVCRT.DLL.
 # This currently requires VC 5.0 with Service Pack 3.
@@ -293,8 +305,8 @@ OPTIMIZE    = -Od $(RUNTIME)d -Zi -D_DEBUG -DDEBUGGING
 .ENDIF
 LINK_DBG       = -debug -pdb:none
 .ELSE
-.IF "$(CCTYPE)" == "MSVC20"
-OPTIMIZE       = -Od $(RUNTIME) -DNDEBUG
+.IF "$(CFG)" == "Optimize"
+OPTIMIZE       = -O2 $(RUNTIME) -DNDEBUG
 .ELSE
 OPTIMIZE       = -Od $(RUNTIME) -DNDEBUG
 .ENDIF