Differences between VS2005 Standard and Professional

Hi all,

I've just bought VS2005 standard. Haven't yet opened the box (as I can't
return it if I do) but notice on the back of the box that the standard
version lacks "Advanced debugging tools, including cross-machine debugging".

Does this mean the standard version lacks debugging altogether (which
would be a step down from VS2003)? Does it lack PPC debugging (which
would be a step down from EVC4)? Otherwise, can someone outline how it's
inferior to the Pro version?

Also, the C++ compiler in VC++ 2003 Standard didn't support
optimisation, for some bizarre reason. Anyone know whether this is also
the case for 2005 Standard?

I'm quite liking the new IDE, but if I'm going to end up with half a
solution I think I'll get my money back.

Cheers,


Chris.

Clint
Tue Feb 21 13:28:48 CST 2006

I don't know if this helps you, but here's a product comparison page:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/products/compare/default.aspx

I think what they mean by "cross-machine debugging" is the ability to debug
process running on another XP/Server 2003 machine, not a PPC machine. But
since I've only got the VSTS version, I can't verify that for you.

Clint

"Chris Berry" <chrisb@duo-creative.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I've just bought VS2005 standard. Haven't yet opened the box (as I can't
> return it if I do) but notice on the back of the box that the standard
> version lacks "Advanced debugging tools, including cross-machine
> debugging".
>
> Does this mean the standard version lacks debugging altogether (which
> would be a step down from VS2003)? Does it lack PPC debugging (which would
> be a step down from EVC4)? Otherwise, can someone outline how it's
> inferior to the Pro version?
>
> Also, the C++ compiler in VC++ 2003 Standard didn't support optimisation,
> for some bizarre reason. Anyone know whether this is also the case for
> 2005 Standard?
>
> I'm quite liking the new IDE, but if I'm going to end up with half a
> solution I think I'll get my money back.
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Chris.

Chris
Wed Feb 22 05:48:21 CST 2006

Clint wrote:

> I don't know if this helps you, but here's a product comparison page:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/products/compare/default.aspx

Nah, doesn't seem to helpful, sadly.

> I think what they mean by "cross-machine debugging" is the ability to debug
> process running on another XP/Server 2003 machine, not a PPC machine.

That's sort of what I'm hoping to be the case, but it seems like a
potentially expensive assumption to make :-|

Thanks for replying anyway though, Clint.


Maybe I should rephrase my question: Is anyone out there successfully
using VS2005 Standard to debug C/C++ apps on a PPC device?


Chris.