Every time I issue the build command my VC7 project completely rebuilds.
When I try to start debugging it always tells me that my project is
out-of-date and needs to be built.
This only happens for this one project.
All my modified dates look correct.

My build log looks normal, but I've included it below anyway.

My only solution so far is to compile each unit individually and then link
manually.  Ouch.

Any suggestions are appreciated,

Tom.

The Build Log

          ------- Build started: Project: CallView, Configuration:
Debug|Win32 -------

      Environment Space
              ALLUSERSPROFILE=D:\Documents and Settings\All Users
    APPDATA=D:\Documents and Settings\Tom\Application Data
    Boost=e:\DevCode\boost
    CLASSPATH=D:\WINNT\System32\QTJava.zip
    CommonProgramFiles=D:\Program Files\Common Files
    COMPUTERNAME=HECK
    ComSpec=D:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe
    HOMEDRIVE=D:
    HOMEPATH=\

INCLUDE=F:\PlatformSDK\include;F:\vsnet\Vc7\include;F:\vsnet\Vc7\atlmfc\incl
ude;F:\vsnet\Vc7\PlatformSDK\include\prerelease;F:\vsnet\Vc7\PlatformSDK\inc
lude;F:\vsnet\FrameworkSDK\include;

LIB=F:\PlatformSDK\lib;F:\vsnet\Vc7\lib;F:\vsnet\Vc7\atlmfc\lib;F:\vsnet\Vc7
\PlatformSDK\lib\prerelease;F:\vsnet\Vc7\PlatformSDK\lib;F:\vsnet\FrameworkS
DK\lib;
    LIBPATH=
    LOGONSERVER=\\HECK
    NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=1
    OS=Windows_NT
    Os2LibPath=D:\WINNT\system32\os2\dll;

Path=F:\PlatformSDK\bin\winnt;F:\PlatformSDK\bin;F:\vsnet\Vc7\bin;F:\vsnet\C
ommon7\Tools\bin\prerelease;F:\vsnet\Common7\Tools\bin;F:\vsnet\Common7\tool
s;F:\vsnet\Common7\ide;D:\Program Files\HTML Help
Workshop\;F:\vsnet\FrameworkSDK\bin;d:\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.0.37
05;D:\WINNT;D:\WINNT\system32;D:\WINNT\system32\WBEM;D:\Program
Files\Support
Tools\;E:\SysUtil\Win2Krsk\;e:\DevApps\VStudio\VC98\Bin;e:\python\python21\;
E:\DevTools\Perl\bin\;e:\MiscApps\PGPfree;D:\Program
Files\Microsoft.NET\FrameworkSDK\Bin;
    PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH
    PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86
    PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 6 Model 7 Stepping 2, GenuineIntel
    PROCESSOR_LEVEL=6
    PROCESSOR_REVISION=0702
    ProgramFiles=D:\Program Files
    PySpy=h:\dev\pyspy
    PySrc=e:\DevCode\Python-2.1.1
    QTJAVA=D:\WINNT\System32\QTJava.zip
    STLport=e:\DevCode\STLport
    SystemDrive=D:
    SystemRoot=D:\WINNT
    TEMP=d:\Temp
    TMP=d:\Temp
    USERDOMAIN=HECK
    USERNAME=Tom
    USERPROFILE=D:\Documents and Settings\Tom
    VSCOMNTOOLS="F:\vsnet\Common7\Tools\"
    windir=D:\WINNT
    WXWIN=e:\DevCode\wx2
    _ACP_ATLPROV=F:\vsnet\Vc7\bin\ATLPROV.DLL

_ACP_INCLUDE=E:\vsnet\Vc7\vcpackages;F:\vsnet\Vc7\vcpackages;F:\PlatformSDK\
include;F:\vsnet\Vc7\include;F:\vsnet\Vc7\atlmfc\include;F:\vsnet\Vc7\Platfo
rmSDK\include\prerelease;F:\vsnet\Vc7\PlatformSDK\include;F:\vsnet\Framework
SDK\include;

_ACP_LIB=F:\PlatformSDK\lib;F:\vsnet\Vc7\lib;F:\vsnet\Vc7\atlmfc\lib;F:\vsne
t\Vc7\PlatformSDK\lib\prerelease;F:\vsnet\Vc7\PlatformSDK\lib;F:\vsnet\Frame
workSDK\lib;;E:\vsnet\Vc7\vcpackages;F:\vsnet\Vc7\vcpackages;F:\PlatformSDK\
include;F:\vsnet\Vc7\include;F:\vsnet\Vc7\atlmfc\include;F:\vsnet\Vc7\Platfo
rmSDK\include\prerelease;F:\vsnet\Vc7\PlatformSDK\include;F:\vsnet\Framework
SDK\include;

_ACP_PATH=F:\PlatformSDK\bin\winnt;F:\PlatformSDK\bin;F:\vsnet\Vc7\bin;F:\vs
net\Common7\Tools\bin\prerelease;F:\vsnet\Common7\Tools\bin;F:\vsnet\Common7
\tools;F:\vsnet\Common7\ide;D:\Program Files\HTML Help
Workshop\;F:\vsnet\FrameworkSDK\bin;d:\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.0.37
05;D:\WINNT;D:\WINNT\system32;D:\WINNT\system32\WBEM;D:\Program
Files\Support
Tools\;E:\SysUtil\Win2Krsk\;e:\DevApps\VStudio\VC98\Bin;e:\python\python21\;
E:\DevTools\Perl\bin\;e:\MiscApps\PGPfree;D:\Program
Files\Microsoft.NET\FrameworkSDK\Bin;

      Command Lines
          Creating temporary file "d:\Temp\RSP000028.rsp" with contents
[
/D "_DEBUG" /mktyplib203 /env win32  /tlb "./CallView.tlb" /h "CallView.h"
/iid "CallView_i.c"
CallView.idl
]

Creating temporary file "d:\Temp\RSP000029.rsp" with contents
[
/Od /I "E:\vsnet\Vc7\vcpackages" /I "F:\vsnet\Vc7\vcpackages" /D
"h:\Dev\dotNet\CallView\\" /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS"
/D "_USRDLL" /D "_ATL_STATIC_REGISTRY" /D "_WINDLL" /FD /EHsc /MDd /GR
/Fp".\Debug/CallView.pch" /Fo".\Debug/" /Fd".\Debug/" /W3 /c /ZI /TP
DotParent.cpp
DotFile.cpp
Solution.cpp
Project.cpp
HardArray.cpp
Events.cpp
DotProject.cpp
Document.cpp
Connect.cpp
ClassTree.cpp
CallViewCtl.cpp
CallView.cpp
BscUserFile.cpp
BscParent.cpp
BscMod.cpp
BscInst.cpp
BscFile.cpp
BscArray.cpp
AutoObj.cpp
]

Creating command line "rc.exe /d "_AFXDLL" /d "_DEBUG" /I ".\Debug"
/fo".\Debug/CallView.res" CallView.rc"
Creating temporary file "d:\Temp\RSP00002A.rsp" with contents
[
/OUT:".\Debug/CallView.dll" /INCREMENTAL /NOLOGO /DLL /DEF:".\CallView.def"
/DEBUG /PDB:".\Debug/CallView.pdb" /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS
/IMPLIB:".\Debug/CallView.lib" comctl32.lib shell32.lib msbsc70.lib
kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib
shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib
msbsc70.lib
Debug\AutoObj.obj
Debug\BscArray.obj
Debug\BscFile.obj
Debug\BscInst.obj
Debug\BscMod.obj
Debug\BscParent.obj
Debug\BscUserFile.obj
Debug\CallView.obj
Debug\CallViewCtl.obj
Debug\ClassTree.obj
Debug\Connect.obj
Debug\Document.obj
Debug\DotProject.obj
Debug\Events.obj
Debug\HardArray.obj
Debug\Images.obj
Debug\LoadRes.obj
Debug\MfcData.obj
Debug\Name.obj
Debug\Project.obj
Debug\Solution.obj
Debug\CallView.res
Debug\StdAfx.obj
Debug\DotFile.obj
Debug\DotParent.obj
]

Creating temporary file "d:\Temp\BAT00002B.bat" with contents

cd .\Debug
regsvr32 /s "CallView.dll"
]
Creating command line "d:\Temp\BAT00002B.bat"

      Output Window
          Creating Type Library...
Processing .\CallView.idl
CallView.idl
Processing F:\PlatformSDK\include\oaidl.idl
oaidl.idl
Processing F:\PlatformSDK\include\objidl.idl
objidl.idl
Processing F:\PlatformSDK\include\unknwn.idl
unknwn.idl
Processing F:\PlatformSDK\include\wtypes.idl
wtypes.idl
Processing F:\PlatformSDK\include\basetsd.h
basetsd.h
Processing F:\PlatformSDK\include\guiddef.h
guiddef.h
Processing F:\PlatformSDK\include\ocidl.idl
ocidl.idl
Processing F:\PlatformSDK\include\oleidl.idl
oleidl.idl
Processing F:\PlatformSDK\include\servprov.idl
servprov.idl
Processing F:\PlatformSDK\include\urlmon.idl
urlmon.idl
Processing F:\PlatformSDK\include\msxml.idl
msxml.idl
Processing F:\PlatformSDK\include\oaidl.acf
oaidl.acf
Processing F:\PlatformSDK\include\ocidl.acf
ocidl.acf
Compiling...
DotParent.cpp
DotFile.cpp
Solution.cpp
Project.cpp
HardArray.cpp
Events.cpp
DotProject.cpp
Document.cpp
Connect.cpp
ClassTree.cpp
CallViewCtl.cpp
CallView.cpp
BscUserFile.cpp
BscParent.cpp
BscMod.cpp
BscInst.cpp
BscFile.cpp
BscArray.cpp
AutoObj.cpp
Generating Code...
Compiling resources...
Linking...
Registering output...

      Results
          Build log was saved at
"file://h:\Dev\dotNet\CallView\Debug\BuildLog.htm"
CallView - 0 error(s), 0 warning(s)

Make sure your computer's date and time zone are set correctly.  Remove all
incremental and output files.  Then 'touch ' all the files by running a
touch utility on them.

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I tried your suggestion, but it didn't affect the problem.

Thanks anyway,
Tom.

Tom,

There are a couple of known issues that lead to constant rebuilds. I'll take
this offline with you so we can figure out which one it is in your case.

Thanks,
Diana

... and if you get a working solution, please come back here and post
it.

Thanks
Dave
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Could you take it offline with me too?

Is there a knowledge base article that talks about workarounds for this
problem?

-Sean

Actually, could you not take it off line at all?

I've had dependency problems too, and I'd be please to hear any hints about
how one goes about diagnosing them.

Will

Hi All,

I have similar problem with a project resources being recompiled every time
(as a result the project is relinked every time that takes significant time
because of the size of the project).
If you have any suggestion please post it on newsgroup.

Regards,
Andrew

I have the same problem - with resources constantly being rebuilt.
Could you post any suggestions to the newsgroup?

-Liam

I had the same problem with a project that I had brought over from
VC6. I "solved" it by moving the rc2 file to the main project
directory (from the res subdirectory) and updating the rc file
appropriately.

I figured out that fix by looking at the layout of another project
that didn't have the same problem. But it isn't really solving the
problem (or even discovering the problem) -- other VC7 projects (which
weren't originally VC6) don't have the problem at all, but they do
have the rc2 in the res subdir.

Adam

In our big project, we have many resources files. When
porting the project to VC7, I got the problem that the
project always builds resources.

I fixed the problem with moving the RC2 to the same
folder as *.rc and I inserted the RC2 to the vcproj.

completely rebuilds.
individually and then link
\include;F:\vsnet\Vc7\atlmfc\incl
\PlatformSDK\include\prerelease;F:\vsnet\Vc7
\PlatformSDK\inc
\atlmfc\lib;F:\vsnet\Vc7
\PlatformSDK\lib;F:\vsnet\FrameworkS
\Tools\bin;F:\vsnet\Common7\tool
\Bin;e:\python\python21\;
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH

\vcpackages;F:\PlatformSDK\
\atlmfc\include;F:\vsnet\Vc7\Platfo
\PlatformSDK\include;F:\vsnet\Framework
\PlatformSDK\lib;F:\vsnet\Frame
\vcpackages;F:\PlatformSDK\
\atlmfc\include;F:\vsnet\Vc7\Platfo
\PlatformSDK\include;F:\vsnet\Framework
\Tools\bin;F:{ w O        ; ?:|?<  f \vsnet\Common7
\Bin;e:\python\python21\;
file "d:\Temp\RSP000028.rsp" with contents
win32  /tlb "./CallView.tlb" /h "CallView.h"

We had the same problem too. It occured because we used custom ressource
types. First we included all the content into the .rc-File (no external
File). After saving the content to external files the problem vanished.

Maybe this can help you

Ronald