BUG: A Workspace with Many Dependencies May Appear to Hang

• Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, versions 5.0, 6.0

SYMPTOMS

When working with a workspace that contains many projects and dependencies, Developer Studio may appear to hang when the user does any of the following:

• Builds the project in the IDE (F7).



• Debugs the project in the IDE (F5).



• Executes the project in the IDE (CTRL+F5).



• From the IDE menu, clicks Project then Dependencies.

RESOLUTION

A workaround to this problem depends on the complexity of the workspace involved. Following are three suggestions:

• Unload projects that are not needed.



• Reduce the number of dependencies. Try to keep the dependencies one level deep.



• Break the projects into smaller workspaces.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

If you perform one of the activities listed in the SYMPTOMS section above, Developer Studio appears to stop responding. Actually, Developer Studio is busy checking the project dependencies. When Developer Studio is finished checking dependencies, the desired operations will be carried out. Delays of up to 10 minutes have been reported but are not common.

Additional query words: work space

Keywords          : kbide kbVC500bug kbVC600bug kbDevStudio kbGrpDSTools 
Version           : winnt:5.0,6.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug 

Last Reviewed: June 23, 1999