C++: LINK : debug\XXXXX.exe not found or not built by the last incremental link; performing full link

c++, incremental-linking

Solution

So it turns out that the problem fixes it self if I add `/INCREMENTAL` to the linker command line. This in spite the fact that the default behavior according to the docs is to enable incremental linking.

Strange.

Problem

Using visual studio 2008 SP1, This line: ``` LINK : debug\XXXXX.exe not found or not built by the last incremental link; performing full link ``` appears every single time I compile the project, no matter how small a change I make. What could be the reasons for that?

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