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Asked: 2026-05-31T21:06:59+00:00

Is there a way to use devenv.exe on the command line to link-only a

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Is there a way to use devenv.exe on the command line to link-only a project instead of full-build a project?

devenv.exe /? provides the below commands, none of which appear able to link-only a project instead of full-build a project.

/Build /Clean /Command /Deploy /Edit /LCID /Log /NoVSIP /Out /Project
/ProjectConfig /Rebuild /ResetAddin /ResetSettings /ResetSkipPkgs /Run
/RunExit /SafeMode /Upgrade

I am interested in this because the /LTCG:PGOPTIMIZE phase of profile-guided optimization entails a relink without a recompile.

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  1. Editorial Team

    I found that vcbuild.exe can be used to perform a link-only using its /forcelink option:

    vcbuild.exe PgoProject.vcproj "ReleasePGOptimize|x64" /forcelink

    link.exe would also work, though with increased difficulty in getting the arguments right, because link.exe does not accept a .vcproj file containing the linker flags whereas vcbuild.exe does.

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