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Grass
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Debug mode....

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Why does the docs for win32 say to compile in debug mode and not in retail mode, wouldnt retail mode preform better?
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z0mfg =\
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Post by w00t »

Hi,

What you've got to realise is that *somebody is not around 24 hours a day*.. That aside, and the double post ignored..

Can you please quote the specific section of the docs you're referring to?

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Post by Jason »

w00t: In the doc/compiling_win32.txt, there are instructions that tell you to open the visual studio command prompt labeled DEBUG, rather than the one labled RETAIL. I think this has to do with the DLLs it uses.
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Post by Grass »

no official answer?..
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Post by Solutech »

Try compiling in retail mode and see if it works . If it doesnt you have your answer ;) .
Yawn. So there's yet another "if the user clicks the button, they're infected" exploit. Why is this news? We already know users are idiots.
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Post by Grass »

it does work in retail but if it does why say debug mode thats what im asking!
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Post by Solutech »

I'll go out on a limb and say maybe so it can be debugged if it goes wrong :p lol I dont know I just follow the instructions tbh as long as it works its all good :)
Yawn. So there's yet another "if the user clicks the button, they're infected" exploit. Why is this news? We already know users are idiots.
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Post by Stealth »

I believe it uses debug mode so it has the ability to do a core dump. IIRC when an application is compiled in Retail, the ability to debug a crash is not available.
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