Precompiled Header Consistency Rules

The latest version of this topic can be found at Precompiled Header Consistency Rules.

This section discusses guidelines that will help you use precompiled headers more efficiently:

• Consistency Rules for Per-File Use of Precompiled Headers

• Consistency Rules for /Yc and /Yu

Because PCH files contain information about the machine environment as well as memory address information about the program, you should only use a PCH file on the machine where it was created.

See Also

Creating Precompiled Header Files