I was just curious by default does Microsoft’s C/C++ Optimizing Compiler compile down to machine language or byte code?
I was just curious by default does Microsoft’s C/C++ Optimizing Compiler compile down to
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I was just curious by default does Microsoft’s C/C++ Optimizing Compiler compile down to machine language or byte code?
It compiles down to machine language (microprocessor opcodes) by default, or CIL, using the
/clrswitch.For comparison, C# and Visual Basic compile to CIL, and Visual Basic 6 can compile to either P-code (a form of byte code) or native code (machine language).