This section lists changes introduced in all released IncrediBuild versions:

• Changes in Version 3.20
• Changes in Version 3.13 Beta
• Changes in Version 3.10
• Changes in Version 3.04 Beta
• Changes in Version 3.03 Beta
• Changes in Version 3.02 Beta
• Changes in Version 3.01
• Changes in Version 3.00 Beta
• Changes in Version 2.61
• Changes in Version 2.60
• Changes in Version 2.50
• Changes in Version 2.50RC2
• Changes in Version 2.50RC
• Changes in Version 2.42
• Changes in Version 2.41
• Changes in Version 2.40
• Changes in Version 2.30
• Changes in Version 2.21
• Changes in Version 2.20
• Changes in Version 2.13
• Changes in Version 2.12
• Changes in Version 2.11
• Changes in Version 2.1
• Changes in Version 2.04
• Changes in Version 2.03
• Changes in Version 2.02
• Changes in Version 2.01
• Changes in Version 2.00
• Changes in Version 1.31
• Changes in Version 1.3
• Changes in Version 1.21
• Changes in Version 1.2 Beta
• Changes in Version 1.14
• Changes in Version 1.133
• Changes in Version 1.131
• Changes in Version 1.13
• Changes in Version 1.12
• Changes in Version 1.11

• Visual Studio 2008 is now supported.
• Intel Compiler: Versions 10.0 and 10.1 of the compiler are now supported.
• MSBuild.exe is now used for building C# and VB projects in the solution (replacing DEVENV.exe).
• CPU resources for Visual Studio�s IntelliSense update are now automatically reduced during builds.

• Fixed a bug that could cause an error message related to PDB/PCH files mismatch
• Custom build steps that return a negative exit code are now considered as failed tasks
• Improved support for running a build from a service/system account
• Added /MAXCPUS commandline option to xgConsole/BuildConsole
• Improved support for tool build order definition
• Fixed bug when '\' was defined as an additional include directory
• Fixed librarian tool commandline warnings under VS 2008
• Added support for embedded manifests under Intel Compiler 10.1
• Fixed removal of /D, /U and /I switches via the Solution Settings dialog (Visual Studio 2003 and newer).
• Fixed bug related to {{NO_DEPENDENCIES}} directive in .H files.
• Intel Compiler: Fixed bug with selection of Intel Compiler version to use.
• Intel Compiler: Fixed detection of Intel Compiler package (Visual Studio 2003 and newer).
• Fixed bug that could cause deletion of .BAT files from intermediate directory on clean operation.
• Fixed default values of "extensions to delete on clean" project option.
• Fixed bug related to evaluation of specific property sheet variables, such as $(Target...).
• Fixed bug related to translation of system macros when used in a property sheet.
• Changed method of supporting the Automatic PCH mode.
• Visual Studio 2005/2008: local compilation will use the same PDB file in parallel when possible.
• Fixed bug related to project variable reading from .csproj file.
• Fixed /P compiler switch support (Visual Studio 2003 and newer).
• Added single-write multi-read design to TLI/TLH control.
• Fixed bug related to the location of .i files creation folder.

• Fixed bug related to distribution of .NET applications/tools to helpers running 64bit Windows
• Fixed bug related to DLL loading performed by distributed .NET applications/tools
• xgWait and xgSubmit tools improved for better performance.
• Added quick shut-down mode for intercepted local processes.
• Fixed bug with modules that load the MSVCR80.DLL, ATL80.DLL, MSVCR90.DLL, or ATL90.DLL runtime assemblies.
• Fixed bug that could cause process exit codes to be incorrectly returned.
• Fixed bug that could cause output/intermediate files' size to be rounded up to 64KB boundary.
• Fixed bug that could lead to incorrect PATH variable values.
• Fixed bug that could lead to Virtual Environment data corruption (causing remote tasks to fail).
• Fixed bug related to SearchPath() API call.
• Fixed interception logic for executables and tools under the IncrediBuild installation directory.
• Fixed Detailed Logging Level bug that could cause an access violation when a non-existent environment variable was queried.
• Fixed rare bug that could cause the interception module to hang.
• Added xgHelperID environment variable that uniquely identifies the Agent/CPU the task is being executed on.
• Fixed order of files returned by a file enumeration call ('.' and '..' now always appear first).
• Fixed file rename operation when source and destination files had the same filename.
• Fixed execution of Batch files on the remote helper machine.
• xgSubmit: output redirection to console window now handled correctly.

• Optimized synchronization logic of large registry keys
• Various optimizations applied to local interception module for reduced overhead and improved performance.
• Standalone Agents (which are disconnected from the Coordinator), can now utilize multiple local CPUs/Cores (if assigned with the Multiple CPU(s) / Core(s) extension package in advance).
• Default file cache size is now 1GB (used to be 512MB).
• Improved file synchronization logic (especially when large files are being sent from building machine to helpers).
• Virtual Environment (VE) module is now used only on Helper Agents, and not the local (building) machine.
• Automated remote version update mechanism revised to allow improved operation in large scale sites.
• "Quick Rollback" added to Coordinator allowing easier version rollback on all Agents.
• Eliminated several warning message boxes during automated setup.
• Fixed condition that might cause the Coordinator Service to run out of memory when a remote Coordinator Monitor was running.
• Fixed bug that prevented sending a version update to an Agent using the Coordinator's remote administration mode.
• Visual Studio 2008 C++ runtime redistributable is installed with IncrediBuild.
• Coordinator allows subscription of Agents that have a different version installed (for version update purposes only).
• xgConsole/BuildConsole /title option value is now used for Build History and Build Monitor display.
• Fixed bug that could cause the BuildSystem module to run out of memory/resources.
• Fixed bug when several instances of the IncrediBuild Setup application were running in parallel.
• Safer process termination code.

• Visual Studio 2008 is now supported.
• Intel Compiler: Versions 10.0 and 10.1 of the compiler are now supported.
• MSBuild.exe is now used for building C# and VB projects in the solution (replacing DEVENV.exe).
• CPU resources for Visual Studio's IntelliSense update are now automatically reduced during builds.

• Fixed removal of /D, /U and /I switches via the Solution Settings dialog (Visual Studio 2003 and newer).
• Fixed bug related to {{NO_DEPENDENCIES}} directive in .H files.
• Intel Compiler: Fixed bug with selection of Intel Compiler version to use.
• Intel Compiler: Fixed detection of Intel Compiler package (Visual Studio 2003 and newer).
• Fixed bug that could cause deletion of .BAT files from intermediate directory on clean operation.
• Fixed default values of "extensions to delete on clean" project option.
• Fixed bug related to evaluation of specific property sheet variables, such as $(Target...).
• Fixed bug related to translation of system macros when used in a property sheet.
• Changed method of supporting the Automatic PCH mode.
• Visual Studio 2005/2008: local compilation will use the same PDB file in parallel when possible.
• Fixed bug related to project variable reading from .csproj file.
• Fixed /P compiler switch support (Visual Studio 2003 and newer).
• Added single-write multi-read design to TLI/TLH control.
• Fixed bug related to the location of .i files creation folder.

• xgWait and xgSubmit tools improved for better performance.
• Added quick shut-down mode for intercepted local processes.
• Fixed bug with modules that load the MSVCR80.DLL, ATL80.DLL, MSVCR90.DLL, or ATL90.DLL runtime assemblies.
• Fixed bug that could cause process exit codes to be incorrectly returned.
• Fixed bug that could cause output/intermediate files' size to be rounded up to 64KB boundary.
• Fixed bug that could lead to incorrect PATH variable values.
• Fixed bug that could lead to Virtual Environment data corruption (causing remote tasks to fail).
• Fixed bug related to SearchPath() API call.
• Fixed interception logic for executables and tools under the IncrediBuild installation directory.
• Fixed Detailed Logging Level bug that could cause an access violation when a non-existent environment variable was queried.
• Fixed rare bug that could cause the interception module to hang.
• Added xgHelperID environment variable that uniquely identifies the Agent/CPU the task is being executed on.
• Fixed order of files returned by a file enumeration call ('.' and '..' now always appear first).
• Fixed file rename operation when source and destination files had the same filename.
• Fixed execution of Batch files on the remote helper machine.
• xgSubmit: output redirection to console window now handled correctly.

• Various optimizations applied to local interception module for reduced overhead and improved performance.
• Standalone Agents (which are disconnected from the Coordinator), can now utilize multiple local CPUs/Cores (if assigned with the Multiple CPU(s) / Core(s) extension package in advance).
• Default file cache size is now 1GB (used to be 512MB).
• Improved file synchronization logic (especially when large files are being sent from building machine to helpers).
• Virtual Environment (VE) module is now used only on Helper Agents, and not the local (building) machine.
• Automated remote version update mechanism revised to allow improved operation in large scale sites.
• "Quick Rollback" added to Coordinator allowing easier version rollback on all Agents.
• Eliminated several warning message boxes during automated setup.
• Fixed condition that might cause the Coordinator Service to run out of memory when a remote Coordinator Monitor was running.
• Fixed bug that prevented sending a version update to an Agent using the Coordinator's remote administration mode.
• Visual Studio 2008 C++ runtime redistributable is installed with IncrediBuild.
• Coordinator allows subscription of Agents that have a different version installed (for version update purposes only).
• xgConsole/BuildConsole /title option value is now used for Build History and Build Monitor display.
• Fixed bug that could cause the BuildSystem module to run out of memory/resources.
• Fixed bug when several instances of the IncrediBuild Setup application were running in parallel.
• Safer process termination code.

• Submission interface internals redesigned for vastly faster performance.
• Submission interface now accepts command files as input for considerably faster loading of multiple tasks.
• Faster and more stable inter-process communication mechanism integrated across the product.
• Improved xgWait.exe performance - can save up to 2 seconds per call.
• CPU speed benchmark used by Coordinator assignment logic slightly improved.
• File synchronization on multi-proc machine is now slightly faster.
• integrated Faster memory management system across the product.
• Default file cache max. size is now 1Gb.
• Applied a FIFO logic for task execution - tasks submitted earlier will now be executed earlier in the build. Similarly, source files specified nearer the beginning of Visual Studio project files will now be executed sooner in the build.

• Added new (automatic) compatibility mode for MinGW and Cygwin environments which automatically fixes several issues related to these environments.
• Distinct redirection of stdout and stderr is now supported.
• General stability and performance improvements applied to the Automatic Interception interface.
• Fixed bug that could cause hanging processes to remain after stopping Submission Interface builds.
• Remote tasks returning very large output are now correctly handled.
• In Submission interface command files, only lines beginning with "//" are now considered as commented lines, to support commands containing unix-style paths with doubled slash characters.
• Fixed compatibility issue related to tools distributed using XGE Interfaces in machines containing multiple operating systems.
• Fixed bug related to output redirection in distributed tasks.
• Fixed issue related to remote gcc tasks on Vista x64 Helpers.
• Fixed bug that could cause VE to crash when very large quoted command line parameters were used.
• Fixed issue that could cause unnecessary nl/cr characters to appear in standard output of remote tasks.
• Fixed a rare bug in gcc-based builds that could prevent included files from being located.
• xgSubmit /Group command line option is now optional.
• Fixed bug in xgSubmit that could cause the specified command to be read incorrectly when surrounded with quotes.
• xgConsole /command now correctly accepts executables without the ".exe" extension.
• SuccessExitCodes property in profile XML now correctly handles large integers.

• Intel C/C++ compiler 10.x now supported.
• /analyze command line option now supported for Xbox 360 builds.
• Fixed bug that could cause PDB/IDB file lock error messages.
• Fixed bug that could cause assembly reference dlls not be copied to output folder.
• Fixed bug that could cause files that should have been deleted during the Clean phase to become locked.
• Fixed a compatibility issue with Intel compiler projects on Windows Vista machines.
• Fixed bug that caused command line options specified in the "Additional Options" setting to be ignored when set for Xbox 360 Image tools and for Custom build rules.
• Fixed bug in v3.02 beta that could cause VC6.0 lib projects to fail the link stage.
• Fixed bug related to the assemblies "CopyLocal" property.
• Fixed issue that could cause an incorrect environment block to be used in external (non-C/C++) projects.
• Fixed bug that could cause files to fail with the following error: fatal error C1090: PDB API call failed, error code '23'
• Fixed bug related to environment variables containing quote characters in include search path.
• Fixed issue related to the environment block in makefile projects.
• Fixed bug that caused an incorrect search path to be used when locating assembly references.
• Fixed a bug that could cause link step to run indefinitely when output file is read-only.
• Fixed problem that could cause particularly long lines in the Solution Settings dialog additional Commands boxes to be interpreted incorrectly.
• Added support for Comma-character separator in rule files.
• Fixed interoperability issue with "BullseyeCoverage" product.
• Fixed a rare bug that could trigger a "List index out of bounds" error when loading a project.
• Fixed bug that could cause the "CharacterSet" property to be ignored when specified within a property sheet.

• Fixed installation/update issue which could cause an "Agent service could not be started. Retry/Cancel" message to be displayed.
• Fixed bug that could prevent the Backup Coordinator from correctly working (all Agents being shown as unsubscribed).
• Fixed various issues related to the XGE Virtual Environment.
• Fixed a rare bug that could cause the build monitor to consume excessive levels of CPU.
• VS2008 redistributable installation (run as part of setup/upgrades) no longer keeps temporary files in the system root folder.
• Fixed a problem with the Backup Coordinator that could cause either an Access Violation or a "List index out-of-bounds" pop-up.
• Fixed a bug that could cause builds to fails with "Insufficient Resources" errors.
• Fixed a bug that could cause the ModuleCache subfolder to fill up with temporary files.
• Fixed a bug that could cause a "Connection terminated while waiting for request to be completed by remote host ("QueryBuilder")" error.
• automatic termination of remote tasks after 10 minutes is now disabled by default.
• Fixed a rare crash in the Coordinator service.
• Fixed glitch in clean installs that caused a console window to appear for a few seconds.

• Added new "Remote administration" mode that allows authorized Agents to perform many administration tasks on the Coordinator.
• Added new "Offline Since" column in Coordinator monitor that shows how long an Agent has been disconnected from the Coordinator.
• Fixed batch build dialog bug that could cause presets not be saved in certain scenarios.
• About window resized and reorganized.
• Fixed bug in v3.02 beta that caused a delay when opening the About window.

• Distinct redirection of stdout and stderr is now supported.
• Improved xgWait.exe performance - can save up to 2 seconds per call.
• In Submission interface command files, only lines beginning with "//" are now considered as commented lines, to support commands containing unix-style paths with doubled slash characters.
• General stability and performance improvements applied to the Automatic Interception interface.
• Fixed a rare bug in gcc-based builds that could prevent included files from being located.

• VS2005: Fixed bug that could cause assembly reference dlls not be copied to output folder.
• Fixed a compatibility issue with Intel compiler projects on Windows Vista machines.
• Fixed bug that caused command line options specified in the "Additional Options" setting to be ignored when set for Xbox 360 Image tools and for Custom build rules.

• Applied a FIFO logic for task execution - tasks submitted earlier will now be executed earlier in the build. Similarly, source files specified nearer the beginning of Visual Studio project files will now be executed sooner in the build.
• Fixed bug that could prevent the Backup Coordinator from correctly working (all Agents being shown as unsubscribed).
• Fixed a rare bug that could cause the build monitor to consume excessive levels of CPU.
• VS2008 redistributable installation (run as part of setup/upgrades) no longer keeps temporary files in the system root folder.
• Fixed a problem with the Backup Coordinator that could cause either an Access Violation or a "List index out-of-bounds" pop-up.

• Fixed bug in v3.02 beta that could cause VC6.0 lib projects to fail the link stage.
• Fixed bug in v3.02 beta that caused a delay when opening the About window.
• Fixed bug related to output redirection in distributed tasks.
• Fixed compatibility issue related to tools distributed using XGE Interfaces in machines containing multiple operating systems.
• About window resized and reorganized.

• Added new (automatic) compatibility mode for MinGW and Cygwin environments which automatically fixes several issues related to these environments.
• Fixed bug that could cause hanging processes to remain after stopping Submission Interface builds.
• xgSubmit /Group command line option is now optional.
• Fixed bug in xgSubmit that could cause the specified command to be read incorrectly when surrounded with quotes.
• Remote tasks returning very large output are now correctly handled.
• xgConsole /command now correctly accepts executables without the ".exe" extension.
• SuccessExitCodes property in profile XML now correctly handles large integers.

• Submission interface internals redesigned for vastly faster performance.
• Submission interface now accepts command files as input for considerably faster loading of multiple tasks.
• Faster and more stable inter-process communication mechanism integrated across the product.
• CPU speed benchmark used by Coordinator assignment logic slightly improved.
• File synchronization on multi-proc machine is now slightly faster.
• integrated Faster memory management system across the product.

• Fixed a bug that could cause builds to fails with "Insufficient Resources" errors.
• Fixed a bug that could cause the ModuleCache subfolder to fill up with temporary files.
• Fixed various issues related to the XGE Virtual Environment.
• Fixed a bug that could cause a "Connection terminated while waiting for request to be completed by remote host ("QueryBuilder")" error.
• automatic termination of remote tasks after 10 minutes is now disabled by default.
• Fixed a rare crash in the Coordinator service.

• Added new "Remote administration" mode that allows authorized Agents to perform many administration tasks on the Coordinator.
• Added new "Offline Since" column in Coordinator monitor that shows how long an Agent has been disconnected from the Coordinator.
• Fixed batch build dialog bug that could cause presets not be saved in certain scenarios.

• Fixed bug that could cause PDB/IDB file lock error messages.
• Fixed bug that could cause files that should have been deleted during the Clean phase to become locked.
• Fixed bug related to the assemblies "CopyLocal" property.
• Fixed issue that could cause an incorrect environment block to be used in external (non-C/C++) projects.
• Fixed bug that could cause files to fail with the following error: fatal error C1090: PDB API call failed, error code '23'
• Fixed bug related to environment variables containing quote characters in include search path.
• Fixed issue related to the environment block in makefile projects.
• Fixed bug that caused an incorrect search path to be used when locating assembly references.
• Fixed a bug that could cause link step to run indefinitely when output file is read-only.
• Fixed problem that could cause particularly long lines in the Solution Settings dialog additional Commands boxes to be interpreted incorrectly.
• Support Comma-character separator in rule files.
• Fixed interoperability issue with "BullseyeCoverage" product.
• Fixed a rare bug that could trigger a "List index out of bounds" error when loading a project.
• Fixed bug that could cause the "CharacterSet" property to be ignored when specified within a property sheet.

• Various improvements and fixes to Virtual Environment module.
• Distributable tools using a public manifest will now only run on remote Agents with that manifest installed.
• Added support to "xgWait.exe /ALL" (wait for all executing tasks).
• In XGE Automatic Interception Interface builds, tools specified in the "/COMMAND" xgConsole.exe argument will be implicitly given the "AllowIntercept" behavior.
• Build will now fail when root intercepted process returns error code in XGE Automatic Interception Interface builds.
• Fixed problem related to specifying tool filenames without the file extension in XGE XML Interface builds.
• Fixed problem that could cause XGSubmit.exe to remove dash characters from submitted command lines.
• "Process priority for locally initiated tasks" option now also applies to XGE Automatic Interception Interface builds.

• "Additional CPU Unit" mechanism replaced with simplified "Multiple CPU(s)/Core(s)" extension package, now supporting an unlimited number of additional CPUs/Cores on each Agent machine this extension package was allocated to.
• New "Assignment Priority" field in the Coordinator application allows control over which Agents will be "preferred" as remote resources by the Coordinator.

• Core2Duo machines are now recognized automatically as 2-CPU machines.
• Mechanism for preventing "leftover" compiler processes improved.

• Coordinator Monitor status line now more clearly displays subscribed and available Agents.
• Build Output Text now includes clear summary of build system warnings encountered during builds.
• Fixed problem that could cause Build Monitor System Graphs to display incorrect CPU Usage data.
• Batch Build dialog now opens with last-used preset.
• Build Monitor Window caption now shows # of errors/warnings in XGE Automatic Interception Interface builds.
• Build Monitor progress bar now displayed as complete at the end of XGE Automatic Interception Interface builds.

• Fixed problem that caused custom build rules defined on standard tool files to be ignored.
• Fixed problem that could cause incorrect /FU arguments to be specified when solution had C# project with modified assembly name.
• Fixed problem that could cause the "CopyLocal" References property to be ignored.
• Fixed problem related to read-only compiler executable files.
• Fixed problem related to compilation on remote Vista Agents.
• Fixed problem related to old Xbox 360 project files.
• Fixed problem related to building from the batch build dialog after running VS with /useenv.
• Fixed problem that could cause /COMPILE BuildConsole.exe option not to work properly.
• Fixed problem that could result in an infinite build when IDL output file was locked.
• VC6: Fixed problem related to intermediate folder override in .RC files.

• New XGE Interfaces extension package now allows distribution of make-based builds, script-based processes and practically any Windows-based process that can be broken down into multiple parallel tasks.
• Visual Studio custom steps, build events (pre-build, pre-link and post-build) and files using custom build rules can now be distributed through the new XGE Interfaces extension package.
• Added XGConsole.exe, XGSubmit.exe and XGWait.exe for XGE-based operations.

• VC7/8: Improved incremental link performance.
• MIDL steps are now distributed.
• New hardware benchmarking logic is now used to improve Agent assignment logic (stronger machines will be assigned first).
• QuickLZ real-time compression library now used for enhanced performance.
• Added new optimization that speeds up compilation, dependency updates and other distributed tasks accessing a large number of folders.
• Added new optimization that speeds up registry access during compilation and other distributed tasks.
• Fixed bug that could delay local Agent recovery after experiencing certain build errors.
• Added new option that limits the number of PDB files created per-project, potentially improving link times.

• Various major modifications applied to Virtual Environment module, now more robust and efficient.
• Windows Vista support finalized.
• Improved IP address detection in installations using multiple network subnets.
• Builds can now be started from accounts with non-ascii account-name characters.
• Build Groups now work correctly with trial licenses.
• "Detailed"-level logging now automatically cleans up .ib_log files to save disk space.
• Fixed bug that could incorrectly detect Visual C++ 6.0 as installed where in fact only Visual SourceSafe 6.0 is installed.
• Fixed bug that could cause VC6.0 to be incorrectly detected as installed.
• Installer now recovers from Visual Studio Add-in installation failures.
• Instrumented "BullsEye Coverage" builds now run as external (non-distributed) builds.

• Added System Memory information to Build Monitor system graphs.
• Added various improvements to Coordinator Monitor UI.
• Agent Settings dialog pages re-organized.
• Added new /setenv option to BuildConsole.exe which allows specification of environment variables for command line builds.
• Added new /mon='filename' option to BuildConsole.exe which allows a copy of the build progress .ib_mon file to be saved after the build has completed.
• Fixed bug that could result in build event error messages not being marked as errors/warnings.
• Fixed bug that could cause Build Monitor "Next Error" action to work incorrectly.
• BuildConsole.exe and Batch Build dialog now accept .icproj (Intel C/C++ Optimizing Compiler) files as input.
• Warnings generated during Clean phase are now also displayed in Build Monitor Projects view.
• Fixed Windows placement bug that could cause windows to appear off-screen on multi-monitor configurations.
• Added new option that toggles between old and new Build Monitor progress bar calculation methods (count/don't count skipped files).
• Fixed issue concerning CTRL-Tab switching between Build Monitor panes.
• Fixed bug that could cause tray-icon to report Agent service as not running.
• Dialog checkboxes are now XP-Style.
• Applied minor improvements to Build Monitor Keyboard shortcuts settings dialog.
• All windows now have a standard taskbar icon system menu.
• When a Backup Coordinator is used, opening the Coordinator Monitor now shows the Backup Coordinator contents.
• "Cannot monitor inaccessible dirs" Build System warning will appear less frequently and can be disabled through the Settings dialog.

• Visual Studio custom steps, build events (pre-build, pre-link and post-build) and files using custom build rules can now be distributed through the new XGE Interfaces extension package.
• Fixed bug that could cause compilation errors when project references were used.
• Fixed bug that could cause linker errors when very large (>2Gb) PDB files are involved.
• Fixed bug that could cause unnecessary rebuild of C# projects.
• Fixed bug that could result in a PDB/IDB file lock error.
• Fixed bug that could cause a "warning BK4502 : truncated .SBR file" message.
• Fixed bug that could cause "sqmcpp*.log"-related warning messages.
• Fixed bug that could cause inter-project dependencies to be ignored when building through the Batch Build dialog.
• Fixed bug that could cause a "Base path has changed" error message.
• Fixed bug related to use of environment variables in /Order linker option.
• Fixed bug that could cause linker to fail because the output file is locked.
• Fixed bug that could cause incorrect additional Include folder specification.
• Fixed bug that could result in changes to .def files to be ignored during dependency calculation.
• Fixed bug that could cause files to be incorrectly reported as skipped in builds.
• VC7/8: Fixed bug that could cause /FU statements with incorrect assembly reference paths to be used.
• VC7/8: Fixed bug that could fail builds when .rc file referenced generated .tlb files.
• VC7/8: Fixed bug that could cause miscalculation of output filenames in C# projects.
• VC7/8: Fixed bug related to /ATLID compiler option under Xbox builds.
• VC7/8: Fixed bug that could prevent Xbox 360 platform not to be recognized when old project files were used.
• VC8: ActiveX references now supported.
• VC8: Added support for Authenticode signing.
• VC8: Unicode .sln files are now supported.
• VC8: /analyze is now supported.
• VC8: Managed code analysis now supported.
• VC8: Fixed bug that could cause miscalculation of PDB filenames.
• VC8: Fixed bug related to use of system and environment variables in property sheets.
• VC8: Fixed bug related to system path inheritance in property sheets.
• VC8: Fixed manifest-related bug that could cause Visual Studio to rebuild projects that were built with IncrediBuild.
• VC8: Fixed linker bug related to use of multiple manifest dependencies.
• VC8: Fixed bug that could source files through custom rules not to be recognized as modified.
• VC8: Fixed bug related to use of project references over different output folders.
• VC8: Fixed bug that could cause a project referencing another modified project not to be rebuilt.
• VC8: Fixed bug related to Managed wrapper property inheritance.
• VC8: Fixed bug that could cause whole program optimization to be incorrectly enabled.
• VC8: Fixed bug related to newline characters in custom rules.
• VC8: Fixed bug that caused custom rules defined on MIDL files to be ignored.
• VC8: Fixed bug related to manifest generation when additional manifest files are specified.
• VC8: Fixed bug that could cause an incorrect compiler version to be used in 64-bit builds.
• VC8: Fixed bug related to RTTI use under Intel 9.1 builds.
• VC8: Fixed bug related to the /QopenMP Intel 9.1 compiler option.
• VC8: Fixed bug that could cause manifest tasks to continue running after a skipped link stage.
• VC8: Environment variables specified in .sln files now supported.
• VC8: Fixed bug related to use of user macros specifying output and intermediate folders.
• VC8: Fixed bug that could cause an infinite build if mt.exe crashed.
• VC8: Fixed manifest-related bug related to intermediate folders starting with non-alphanumeric characters.
• VC6: Fixed bug that could result in leftover PDB/IDB files after Clean operations.
• VC6: Fixed bug related to missing intermediate/output folder specification.
• VC6: Fixed bug that caused file-level overrides of debug information format not to work.
• eVC4: Added new /ceconfig option for embedded VC 4.0 command line builds.

• Added additional system graphs.
• Fixed Build Monitor appearance for display settings with a dark window background.
• Build Monitor Progress page tooltips now show a graph legend (when system graphs are displayed).
• Added fade in/out effect to Build Monitor progress page tooltips.
• Batch Build dialog now shows name of project/solution file to be built.

• Improved directory synchronization performance.
• Build System process now cannot be run in process priority lower than Normal, which could slow down disk performance.

• Fixed issue that could result in leftover idb/pdb files.
• Fixed issue that could cause certain custom rules to be skipped.
• VC7/8: Added support for $(SafeParentName) variable at the project level (e.g. prebuild event).
• VC7/8: Added support for $(SafeRootnamespace) variable.
• Fixed bug that could cause an Xbox 360 project to rebuild in a VC build after being built with IncrediBuild.
• Fixed bug that could cause an incorrect include search path to be used when /FI was used in the compiler additional options field.
• Fixed Xbox 360-related bug related to use of system variables in image name.
• Fixed bug that caused missing reference errors to show up even if project was not selected in the current solution configuration.
• Fixed bug that could result in an incorrectly name Xbox 360 DLL.

• Added new "Build Groups" feature that allows independent groups of Agents to be defined, all using the same Coordinator.
• Fixed bug that could cause the floppy drive to be used briefly when starting a build.
• Fixed compatibility issue with Microsoft hotfix #918559.
• Fixed bug that could cause BuildConsole to fail with an "exit code 256 returned" error.

• Improved the Build Monitor Progress, Projects, Summary and Messages page looks.
• Added new "system graphs" feature to Build Monitor Progress page, which allows visual monitoring of various system parameters throughout builds.
• Build Monitor Progress page zoom in/out action is now smoothly animated.
• Build Monitor Progress page now allows panning by holding the mouse button and moving the mouse.
• Build Monitor Progress page now includes a time bar showing elapsed time throughout the build.
• All dialog box graphic elements have been revised.
• Projects that skipped linking because of a failed dependency are no longer marked as an error in Build Monitor.
• Build Monitor files can now be saved before build has completed.
• Added IncrediBuild logo to MS Visual Studio splash screen.
• Added choice between building the entire solution and building the startup project before starting a debug session.
• Fixed bug that could cause incorrect an warning/error count.
• "Network Connection" Coordinator Monitor column now contains additional network adapter information.
• Fixed bug that caused Intel-converted projects not to be displayed in Solution Settings dialog.
• BuildConsole now supports devenv.exe-style "/projectconfig" command line argument.
• Fixed bug that caused the Visual Studio IDE to freeze if closed while a build was running.
• Fixed Bug that could cause the Build Monitor Expand/Collapse plus sign to show up misaligned with the correct warning/error line.
• Tooltip is not shown immediately when mouse is held over Build Monitor left-pane menu icons.
• Double-clicking on a "Linking" bar now skips to the build output text even if link step did not produce any output.

• VS2005: User macros in Property Sheets are now supported.
• VS2005: Custom rules are now supported.
• VS2005: Fixed bug that could cause incorrect Xbox 360 deployment.
• Intel C/C++ Compiler precompiled headers are now supported (requires latest Intel 9.1 patch).
• Fixed bug that could cause link failures when IncrediLink was used.
• Fixed bug that could cause the compiler to fail to initialize in certain conditions involving differently-named Windows folders across machines.
• Fixed bug that could cause miscalculation of __TIMESTAMP__ macro.
• Fixed bug that could cause miscalculation of $(FrameworkSDKDir) macro if both versions 1.0 and 2.0 were installed.
• VS2005: Fixed bug that could cause projects missing the win32 platform to fail.
• Fixed bug that could cause the compiler to fail to initialize in certain conditions involving a third party build product.
• VC7: Added new "Link library dependencies" option to Solution Settings dialog.
• VS2005: Fixed resgen.exe command line bug.
• Fixed rare bug concerning external compilation of PCH's that could cause endless bars if compilation failed.
• Fixed bug that caused missing environment variables to be reported even if the projects triggering the error were not included in the built solution.
• Fixed rare bug that could cause modification of C# project files in IDE-initiated builds.
• Fixed bug that failed builds whenever an environment variable was specified without a closing parenthesis.
• Solutions not containing any C/C++ projects are now supported.
• Fixed bug that could cause certain warnings to be filtered from the build output on Windows 2003/Vista machines.
• Fixed bug that could fail builds in solutions containing website projects.
• Fixed bug that could result in partial execution of manifest step.

• Added support for Windows Vista (beta 2).
• Network Connectivity Test tool revised and improved.
• Performed various internal performance improvements.
• optimized file network transfer to multi-CPU remote machines.
• Added new option to write output files to the disk in the background.
• Build System shut-down is now more robust.
• Fixed bug that could cause an Agent to turn into a Helper Agent randomly.
• Fixed rare access violation in Coordinator service.

• Fixed bug that could cause library files in "Additional Library Directories" folders to be excluded from dependency evaluation.
• Minor internal changes.

• Improved handling of network and disk access peaks during builds (compilation on local machine will be temporarily disabled).
• Improved general network layer (~10% improvement in general network performance)
• Added new option to disable compilation steps on the local machine.

• Added support for Xbox 360 XDK versions higher than November 2005.
• Added beta-level support for Metrowerks CodeWarrior builds.
• Added support for Xbox 360 builds in VS2005.
• Fixed bug that could cause "internal compiler errors" when mixing VC and IB files in the Xbox 360 platform.
• Fixed a dependency issue that could cause custom steps to run before they should.
• VS .NET: Fixed a bug that could cause errors when IncrediLink was used.
• Fixed a problem that could cause errors during Xbox 360 deployment phase.
• VS2005: Fixed bug that prevented Edit-n-continue from working in VS2005.
• VS2005: Assembly references are now properly copied to the output folder.
• VS2005: Added support for external manifest files.
• VS2005: Fixed bug that prevented output and intermediate folder definitions in local property sheets from being recognized.
• VS2005: Added support for environment variables in local property sheets.
• VS2005: Fixed manifest-related bug that could cause WinXP-style windows to appear in Win2k-style
• VS2005: Fixed bug related to /AllowIsolation linker option.
• VS2005: Fixed bug related to /CLRUNMANAGEDCODECHECK linker option.
• VS2005: Added support for CLRUnmanagedCodeCheck compiler option.
• VS2005: Fixed support for /AllowIsolation linker option.
• Fixed bug that could prevent the default /tlb option from being applied to the MIDL step.
• Added support for the /notlb MIDL option.
• Added support for /P compiler option.
• Added support for /showIncludes compiler option.
• "QueryBuilder Timeout" messages are now handled with 10 retry attempts.
• Fixed bug that could result in a ".pdb file not found" build system error.
• Fixed bug which could cause incorrect dependency calculation when source Files used the /FU compiler option.
• Corrected minor inconsistencies with /Ox compiler options.
• "#pragma once" related build system warning is now disabled by default.
• Fixed rare bug that could cause builds to fail if destination folder for .sbr files did not exist at the beginning of a build.
• In "Rebuild all projects regardless of errors" mode, if a project's link phase is skipped this is now regarded as a build error.

• Added new "Network" column to Coordinator monitor which displays Agnets' network connection speed.
• Fixed bug that caused an incorrect "Starting a standard build operation while an IncrediBuild build is running is not recommended" message.
• Fixed various UI issues in "Network Connectivity Test" window.
• The "Cancel" button in the Build History window now works in all phases.
• VS2005: Fixed access violation when "Compile (current file only" option was selected when no project is open.
• Source files marked as "External" now display the source filename even when output is collapsed.
• The computer name is now displayed in the Coordinator monitor window caption when the monitor is activated from a remote machine.

• Fixed incorrect memory detection for machines with over 2GB RAM.
• Corrected rare access violation in BuildConsole.exe .
• Fixed bug that could cause a "list index out of bounds" error in Coordinator monitor.
• Fixed bug that could cause a "This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect." error message.

• Finalized Visual Studio 2005 support and integration.
• Support for Intel Compiler versions 9.0 and 9.1 added (including VS 2005 support).
• Edit & Continue is now supported partially (files that are to be used with the Edit-n-continue feature can be specified via the Solution Settings dialog; these files will compile on the local machine).
• Fixed various issues with IncrediLink feature.
• PDB allocation mechanism replaced with a more robust system.
• Added support for Xbox 360 February '06 XDK.
• Fixed bug that could cause the "/implib" linker option to be added incorrectly.
• Added new "IncrediBuildContext" environment variable that's automatically set to "1" whenever a build is run through IncrediBuild (for scripting needs).
• Added support for VC8 website projects.
• Clean operation for external project re-implemented to avoid various issues.
• Fixed dependency issue that could cause COM wrapper targets to fail incremental builds.
• Fixed bug that could cause manifest file not to be generated.
• Fixed bug that could cause an incorrect path to appear in the /FU compiler option.
• Added Solution Settings option that allows specific files to be compiled using the standard VC compilation command (instead of being distributed).
• Fixed issue related to parameter order in the linker command line.
• Added support for "Input*" and "SafeInputName" IDE environment variables at the project level.
• ".REGISTRY" resource type in .RC files is now correctly detected as a dependency.
• Support for project references between C++ and C# projects is now more robust.
• Added support for using non-default tools to build certain source files.
• Added support for user-defined C/C++ file extension list.
• Fixed bug that caused changes in dependent include files specified with the /FI option in the "Additional Options" field to be ignored in dependency calculation.
• Fixed bug that could cause an incorrect /Ob0 command line option to be added to compiler command lines.
• VC6: $(InputDir) is now always translated correctly instead of always translating into a relative path.
• Fixed bug that could cause misinterpretation of tool and include folders.
• Fixed bug that could cause incorrect /Zc command line values to be used.
• Fixed bug that could cause a header file to be deleted in a clean operation (rare).
• Fixed incorrect detection of negative custom step return codes as errors.
• VC8: Fixed bug that caused incorrect command lines to be generated for the managed resource tool.
• Build System will not fail immediately if a response file is missing at the beginning of a build.
• Fixed bug that caused IDE environment variables not to be passed to batch file custom steps.
• Resources of type CTMENU in .RC files are now identified as dependencies.
• Fixed bug that could cause "DelayImpLib.dll" to sometimes not be referenced as it should.
• Fixed bug related to handling relative paths that exceeded the root folder level.
• Fixed bug that could cause a "Directory name cannot be an empty screen" Build System error message.
• References from C# projects to C++ projects is now supported.
• VC8: Fixed bug that could cause file-level overrides of the /clr option to be ignored.
• Fixed bug that could cause a build to fail if the project intermediate folder didn't exist before running a build.
• Fixed bug that in which a .lib source file with an empty custom step was incorrectly ignored.
• Fixed bug that prevented manifests from being embedded if the project file was missing the manifest section.
• Fixed bug that caused a parent project to be linked even if the "Build all projects regardless of errors" option is selected and a subproject fails.
• Fixed bug that could cause a "PCH not found" error if the PCH file path was different from a project's intermediate folder.
• /CL_REM can now correctly remove compiler options with input parameters such as /YX.
• Fixed bug that could cause a "Missing source file name" error in certain rare conditions.
• Errors in PCH-generating files no longer trigger a build system error, and are handled just like normal compilation errors.

• "Updating Dependencies" time is now 60% faster.
• Various performance optimizations for all build stages.
• New feature that doubles compilation of a file on a remote machine with a parallel compilation of the same file on the local machine (if currently available for compilation). Output from the first machine to complete the compilation will be applied to the build.
• Compilation tasks that consistently do not receive CPU cycles are automatically terminated and re-assigned to another machine to avoid stalled builds.
• Added a few optimizations concerning output file network transfers.
• Fixed rare memory leak.
• Improved build cleanup speed.

• Fixed bug that could cause builds to stall when NVIDIA NView was installed.
• Fixed bug that could cause "Exception occurred in CreateProcessA" build system errors.
• Added automatic recovery from specific errors that are known to appear only in IncrediBuild builds. If a file fails with one of these known errors, it will automatically compile using the standard VC compilation action.
• Fixed bug that could cause "zombie" instances of the vespawn.exe process to appear.
• Fixed bug that could cause compilation to fail due to an incorrect "file not found" error.
• Fixed bug that could cause "Permission denied" failures during builds.
• Fixed internal timeout scenario that could cause build to terminate with an error.
• Fixed bug that could cause "Failed to synchronize registry" compilation failures.
• Fixed bug that could cause interoperability issues between Win2k and WinXP machines.
• Fixed bug that could cause build service to shut itself down.
• Fixed unnecessary sensitivity to locale that could affect Agent assignment logic.
• Stabilized handling of remote computer shutdowns during build operations.
• Added automatic recovery from output writing errors.

• New "Solution Settings" dialog (accessible via the Batch Build dialog and Visual Studio .NET/2005 IDE menus) that allows various per-project settings to be easily applied.
• Revised Batch Build dialog now includes presets (configuration/project layouts which can be saved for easy future access from BuildConsole and the dialog).
• Added BuildConsole /OpenMonitor option (opens the Build Monitor window).
• Added option to resize file cache from the Coordinator application.
• Build progress calculation now only takes into account files that were actually built, and does not include files that were up-to-date.
• Added Coordinator Monitor option that allows remote modification of "Remote compiler process priority" Agent option.
• Build can now be halted during the "Clean" stage.
• Fixed bug with "Show command lines" option that caused command lines to sometimes appear out-of-order.
• Coordinator Monitor now always displays information showing the Coordinator that was selected in the Agent Settings dialog at the time the dialog was opened.
• Added new "CPU Information" column to Coordinator application.
• Added "Export..." and "Copy to Clipboard" commands to Build Time Statistics Coordinator window.
• The Coordinator display now highlights Agents that do not meet the minimal requirements for distribution (disk space, memory, etc.).
• The Coordinator display now recommends increasing the File Cache size for Agents that exhibit excessive swap-out activity.
• Improved Build History window initialization time.
• Idle CPU logic reimplemented with more robust code.
• Numeric columns in the Coordinator application can now be sorted correctly.
• Coordinator Monitor now always connects to the Coordinator specified in the Agent Settings dialog.
• Improved floating Build Monitor window Open performance.
• Fixed bug that could prevent the "BuildConsole /stop" from returning control after completion.
• Fixed minor issue with Build Monitor warning/error navigation.
• Fixed minor issue with Coordinator Monitor maximize/restore functionality.
• Added minor changes to About dialog appearance.
• Made a few changes to the "Status" column in the Coordinator monitor.
• Path to solution/project file added to the Build Monitor Summary window and to the Build History data.

• Fixed several scenarios that could cause VC to relink/recompile files after an IncrediBuild build.
• If devenv.exe is started with /usenev, Builds started from the VS IDE will also inherit this setting.
• The "Debug project" IDE menu option now doesn't continue debug session if build errors were encountered.
• Added "Help" and "Contact Support" options to the IncrediBuild IDE menu (VC8 only).
• Fixed bug that could disable the ability to change the input language via the keyboard when the IncrediBuild add-in was loaded.
• Fixed bug with "Debug Project" IncrediBuild menu command that caused an error message to appear if executed during a debug session.
• Fixed bug that could cause incorrect detection of solution configuration and platform.
• The "Build Project" IDE command now builds the current project even if it is disabled in the current Solution Configuration.
• The "Compile with IncrediBuild" IDE command now compiles the selected file even if its project is disabled in the current Solution Configuration.
• Fixed notification messages describing reasons for skipping projects in a build.
• Fixed rare access violation during Visual Studio 7 add-in installation.

• The "process priority" options now control the process priority class and not the thread priority.
• Changed detection logic of number of logical/physical CPUs.
• Fixed bug that could cause an incorrect "Connection Failed" status to appear in the Coordinator display.
• All IncrediBuild processes now have valid version information.
• Windows installer version is now updated if necessary in order to support Visual C++ Runtime installation.

• Fixed bug that caused a decrease in performance, especially in large-scale builds.
• Fixed bug that caused VC8 projects created in certain locales to be identified as VC7.1 projects.
• Fixed bug that triggered a "Base path cannot be an empty string" error message when certain Build Monitor messages were double-clicked.

• Added beta-level support for Visual Studio 2005. Note that while currently no IDE integration (toolbar, menu, etc.) is provided, it is possible to manually add a menu option that runs IncrediBuild builds.
• Fixed bug that could cause random Internal Compiler Errors in Release builds.
• Fixed bug that could cause source files that #include generated code to compile before their dependencies were built (common in environments using code-generation packages like QT).
• Fixed bug that could cause incorrect Xbox360 image deployment.
• Fixed bug that could cause a managed static lib project to be excluded from its parent's link command line.
• Fixed bug that could cause a link error when lib filenames that contained a period were used.
• Fixed bug that could prevent Whole Program Optimization from working correctly.
• Fixed bug that could fail builds with "failed to duplicate handle: the parameter is incorrect" error messages.

• Added new "Agent Description" column to Coordinator Monitor.
• Added "Export" and "Copy to Clipboard" functions to Coordinator Monitor Agent list.
• Coordinator Monitor "File Cache" column now shows both the total and used size in MBs for every Agent.
• Coordinator Monitor Memory amount columns are now displayed in MB instead of KB.
• Coordinator Monitor Disk space columns are now displayed in GB instead of MB.

• "Automatic Compiler Termination" feature is re-written and now works in all cases.
• "Standalone mode" changed and now allows builds to run using all local CPUs.
• Fixed BuildService.exe memory leak that could occur with large source trees.
• Improved project loading speed for large solutions.
• Default File Cache size is now 512MB.
• Improved Registry access performance.
• Fixed bug that caused "Failed to handle synchronization request" error messages.
• Fixed bug that could cause "File locked" errors for temporary .bat files.

• Improved performance (up to a 20% additional improvement in performance).
• Improved robustness and stability (various issues related to environments with different operating systems, Managed Code builds and random "hanging" compilation bars are now eliminated).

• Xbox 360 builds are now supported.
• IncrediLink now includes subproject dependencies specified in the "Additional Dependencies" link setting.
• New "Do not create libraries" option (available only when IncrediLink is used) saves additional time by skipping link steps of libraries whose object files are included in the EXE/DLL's link command line.
• Added a new option to the .ib_ini file that allows specification of compiler or link options to be added or removed from IncrediBuild command lines.
• ActiveX references and COM wrappers are now supported.
• Fixed bug that could cause incorrect calculation of $(FrameworkDir) when both VC7 and VC8 are installed.
• /base compiler option now allows use of environment variables.
• Fixed bug that caused a build failure when an empty RC output filename was specified.
• Fixed bug that could fail to build managed projects containing references to C# projects.
• The AltID Xbox command line option now supports multiple values.
• Fixed bug that could cause link command lines to fail for projects using MFC as a static library.

• Added new "Standalone Mode" that disables network distribution.
• Fixed Visual Studio IDE crash when double-clicking an error with a non-existent line number.
• Fixed Visual Studio IDE crash related to collapsed outlining.
• Fixed bug that caused the About screen to generate an error on Coordinator-only installations.
• Fixed bug that caused a "Project not found" error to be displayed when attempting to build projects using various profiling tools from the Visual Studio IDE.
• CPU counters are now displayed along with Agent names on multi-CPU machines running a trial version.
• Configuration names in the Batch Build dialog are now sorted.
• Fixed bug that caused a "List index out of bounds" error in the Coordmonitor /StatusDump option.
• The "Allow disable" Coordinator option is now inaccessible in the view-only Coordinator display.

• IncrediBuild now works on non-administrator accounts.
• AMD Processor speeds are now correctly evaluated.
• File Cache sizes higher than 1Gb can now be specified.
• Fixed bug that sometimes caused the "Automatic compiler termination" option to miscalculate timeouts.

• VC7: Added new "IncrediLink" option that dramatically speeds up incremental links.
• Fixed bug that could cause projects using Managed Extensions and Project References to fail in certain conditions.
• XBox: Fixed bug that caused build errors when specifying environment variables in intermediate and output folder paths.
• Fixed bug that caused files to compile before a pre-build step in a sub-project is built.
• VC7: Fixed bug that could cause duplicate symbol link errors in certain conditions.
• New network parameter values that may reduce "build gaps" and improve performance.

• Added improved Build Monitor progress bar.
• Added new option that controls mouse wheel behavior in Build Monitor Progress view. Available options are: zoom in/out, vertical scroll and horizontal scroll.
• Added new Coordmonitor "/StatusDump" command line option that creates an XML file with the number of builds running and current Agent employment status.
• Added new Coordinator application columns: "Visual Studio Version" and ".NET Framework Version".
• Added new summary line in build output specifying the number of configurations that were built, skipped of failed.
• VS.NET: "Debug Project" IDE command now builds the current Solution Configuration before debugging and not the current project configuration.
• The Summary icon in the Build Monitor menu pane is now the last icon.

• Added new circular dependency detection mechanism that warns when a circular reference between projects exists in a solution/workspace.
• eVC4 support stabilized.
• Intel compiler v8.x is now supported.
• Fixed bug that caused .idb files to be left undeleted in intermediate folders.
• Fixed bug that caused a "Directory name cannot be an empty string." when building certain non-C/C++ projects.
• Fixed bug that caused build errors when configurations were of the format "Name (My Platform) - Something".
• Fixed bug that could fail loading certain project files with a "List index out of bounds" error message.
• Clean operation in Makefile projects is now identical to VC's behavior.
• InputDir and InputPath now produce relative paths in VC6.0.
• VC7: Fixed bug with projects having multiple /ASSEMBLYRESOURCE compiler values.
• VC7: Fixed bug that prevented IDL files from being built in Static lib projects.
• VC7: Fixed bug that could cause a "/U" compiler option to be ignored.
• VC7: Fixed bug that caused incorrect configuration names to be built in certain multi-level project dependency hierarchies.
• VC7: Fixed bug that could cause Managed Code projects having References to other managed projects to fail.
• Fixed bug that caused binary source files running a custom step to be excluded from the link stage.
• Fixed bug that caused a "source file not found" compiler error in certain projects.
• Fixed bug that could cause the /nologo compiler option to be ignored.

• Changed Build Monitor looks to have an Outlook-style menu.
• Fixed bug that could cause an access violation when double-clicking an error from the IDE.
• Build Monitor Progress view now allows Zoom in/out using mouse wheel and +/- keys.
• Added new feature that allows definition of specific Agents that will not be allowed to enter "Disabled" mode (from the Coordinator Monitor).
• Fixed bug that caused build output to be truncated when building certain non-C/C++ projects.
• Using BuildConsole without /prj to build VC7 projects is now equivalent to a "Build Solution" operation.
• Fixed bug that prevented the Network Connectivity Test feature from being run from a View-Only Coordinator Monitor.
• Added new tray-icon menu icons.
• Fixed bug that caused "PCH not found" errors not to appear in the Projects pane.
• Fixed bug that could cause the Windows taskbar and IncrediBuild tray-icon menus to be displayed simultaneously.
• Double-clicking an error from the IncrediBuild output window will now also expand inlined source file text.
• Fixed mix-up between Batch Build and Settings menu icons in VS add-in.
• Fixed problems in the "Help" menu in the Network Connectivity Test window.
• License Display slightly modified in About dialog.
• Added informational text to Network Connectivity Test if run while no Agents are available.

• Fixed bug that could cause builds to stall.
• Fixed bug related to loading of minilzo.dll.
• Fixed .IDB file close/delete related errors.
• Fixed crash during Setup procedure related to Windows Firewall.
• Added new Coordinator option that allows a timeout to be specified for compilation tasks. Compilation tasks exceeding this value will be stopped and re-assigned to a new Agent.
• Various Make System optimizations added.
• Fixed bug that caused Recv times to be much lower than Send times.
• Windows Firewall related messages are now clearer.
• Fixed bug that could fail the Uninstall procedure because of failure to remove certain files.
• Fixed bug that caused multiple-CPU settings to be reset in version updates.
• Fixed bug that could cause a delay in remote Agent assignment.
• Network Connectivity Test now works with Local Interprocess Communications mode disabled.

• Support for MS Embedded VC 4.0 added (beta-level feature).
• Fixed a bug that could cause builds to fail due to incompatible values between the /Gd (CDecl) compiler option used in source files and in the PCH.
• Environment values specified in the VS IDE search path specifications (Tools->Options menu) are now supported.
• Fixed a bug that could cause "Duplicate Symbol Definition" errors in certain conditions.
• Certain DOS commands used in custom steps or build events are now identified and automatically treated as if the step included the "IncrediBuild_AllowOverlap" directive, potentially speeding up builds.
• Added new /link_add and /link_rem BuildConsole options that allow overriding linker command line options at the command line level.
• Intel compiler v8.1 is now supported (beta-level feature).
• VC6: Fixed a bug that could fail builds when the output file name was surrounded by quotes.
• VC6: Fixed a bug that prevented the /vms and /vmg compiler options from being used together.
• VC7: Fixed a bug that could cause custom steps with more than one output file to always be rebuilt.
• VC7: Fixed a bug related to compiler "Additional commands" property inheritance.
• VC7: Fixed a bug where projects including LIB source files were not rebuilt properly when the .LIB file was changed.
• VC7: 'Inherit from project defaults' is now supported in the Linker 'Additional Dependencies' option.
• VC7: 'Version' property is now correctly supported.
• Fixed a bug in which IncrediBuild failed to identify an .h file as an output file of an .IDL/.ODL file.
• Fixed a bug that caused a link failure when the intermediate/output folder specification started with a backslash character.
• Fixed a bug that could fail the Xbox deployment step in certain conditions.
• Fixed a bug that could cause invalid debug information to be generated with some Xbox projects.
• Fixed a bug that caused an "Invalid command line" message to be displayed when the /I switch was specified in the compiler additional options box with a single trailing backslash character.
• Fixed a bug that prevented use of the /W0 compiler option.
• Fixed a bug that caused C/C++ projects to be built twice if a non-C/C++ project dependent on these projects was rebuilt.
• VC7: Fixed a bug that could fail builds when several response files were specified.
• VC7: Fixed a bug that could fail builds when a source file name was specified with trailing spaces.

• A read-only version of the Coordinator Monitor is now included with the Agent installation.
• VC7: The "Build Project" command can now either build the currently selected project or the Startup project.
• Added a new "Build with IncrediBuild" option to the Windows Explorer context menu for .vcproj, .sln, .dsp and .dsw files.
• The Coordinator application now persists its location and size between sessions.
• Output for Non-C/C++ projects is now displayed gradually instead of only on completion.
• BuildConsole /wait (wait for current build to complete) is now the default BuildConsole behavior.
• Added new BuildConsole /nowait option (exit BuildConsole if a build is already running).
• If a build is already running when a build is initiated, both BuildConsole and tray-icon-initiated builds display the currently running build's progress while waiting for it to complete.
• Fixed bug that caused BuildConsole /wait to fail if two instances of BuildConsole /wait were run simultaneously.
• "Windows 2003 Server" is now recognized in the Coordinator application "OS" column.
• VC7: Wildcards are now supported in the /cfg BuildConsole option.
• Coordinator Build Time Statistics columns can now be sorted.
• Added 'Stop build' command to the floating Build Monitor 'File' menu.
• Fixed color scheme glitch that would sometimes show unreadable white text over gray background.
• Hiding the Build Monitor Projects pane columns is now possible.
• Clean operations are now displayed separate bars in the Build Monitor Progress pane.
• Build history window size and location are now persisted between sessions.
• Fixed glitch that could cause the separation bar in the Build Monitor "Projects" page to disappear.
• Added a 'Cancel' button to progress screen displayed while opening large Build Progress (.ib_mon) files.
• The 'Open floating Build Monitor window on build start' option now works with the VS .NET add-in.
• Fixed access violation error that appeared in some cases where incorrectly manually modified .sln files were used.

• Improved tolerance to certain network/Windows-related scenarios that could cause a build to 'hang'.
• Added a new "Network Connectivity Test" feature that tests each Agent's network performance, to assist troubleshooting and optimization.
• Setup now automatically adds IncrediBuild components to the NVIDIA nView ignore list (on machines running both software packages), to avoid possible build hangs.

• Support for MS Embedded VC 4.0 added (beta-level feature).
• Fixed a bug that could cause builds to fail due to incompatible values between the /Gd (CDecl) compiler option used in source files and in the PCH.
• Environment values specified in the VS IDE search path specifications (Tools->Options menu) are now supported.
• Fixed a bug that could cause "Duplicate Symbol Definition" errors in certain conditions.
• Certain DOS commands used in custom steps or build events are now identified and automatically treated as if the step included the "IncrediBuild_AllowOverlap" directive, potentially speeding up builds.
• VC6.0: Fixed bug that could fail builds when the output file name was surrounded by quotes.
• VC6.0: Fixed a bug that prevented the /vms and /vmg compiler options from being used together.
• VC7: Fixed a bug related to compiler "Additional commands" property inheritance.
• VC7: Fixed a bug where projects including LIB source files were not rebuilt properly when the .LIB file was changed.
• Fixed a bug that caused a link failure when the intermediate/output folder specification started with a backslash character.
• Fixed a bug that could fail the Xbox deployment step in certain conditions.
• Fixed a bug that could cause invalid debug information to be generated with some Xbox projects.
• Fixed a bug that prevented use of the /W0 compiler option.
• VC7: Fixed a bug that could fail builds when several response files were specified.
• VC7: Fixed a bug that could fail builds when a source file name was specified with trailing spaces.

• A read-only version of the Coordinator Monitor is now included with the Agent installation.
• VC7: The "Build Project" command can now either build the currently selected project or the Startup project.
• Added a new "Build with IncrediBuild" option to the Windows Explorer context menu for .vcproj, .sln, .dsp and .dsw files.
• The Coordinator application now persists its location and size between sessions.
• Output for Non-C/C++ projects is now displayed gradually instead of only on completion.
• "Windows 2003 Server" is now recognized in the Coordinator application "OS" column.
• VC7: Wildcards are now supported in the /cfg BuildConsole option.
• Coordinator Build Time Statistics columns can now be sorted.
• Fixed color scheme glitch that would sometimes show unreadable white text over gray background.
• Hiding of Build Monitor Projects pane columns is now possible.
• Build history window size and location are now persisted between sessions.

• Added a new "Network Connectivity Test" feature that tests each Agent's network performance, to assist troubleshooting and optimization.

• Updating Dependencies time in the "Compile current file" IDE option is now substantially faster in solutions/workspaces containing multiple projects.
• Added new "Project Priorities" feature that allows user-specified projects to be built before or after other projects in a solution/workspace.
• Fixed a bug in v2.1/v2.11 that could cause the wrong configuration/platform name to be built in multi-project solutions using mixed configuration names.
• Added support for the following Xbox project properties: Remote machine address, Suppress Prelolading, Title info, Test Service, Test Media types
• VC6.0: Fixed a bug that could cause a build failure when folder names where surrounded by quotes.
• Fixed a bug that could cause a build failure when no value was provided for the project's intermediate folder.

• Added new "Debug" menu option to the VS.NET IncrediBuild menu/toolbar that builds out-of-date files and starts a debug session.
• Added new "Status Window" to the Coordinator application, which displays a summary of all current Agent activity.
• Added new Agent Settings option that controls whether IncrediBuild will continue to build remaining configurations after encountering a fatal error in a build.
• Added new Agent Settings option that controls whether IncrediBuild will use local LIB, INCLUDE and PATH variables instead of the VS IDE paths.
• Added new Agent Settings option to show the command lines IncrediBuild uses to build targets in the build output.
• Added new Agent Settings option to show the time each target was built in the build output.
• Added new Agent Settings option to show the name of the Agent that build each target in the build output.
• Added new Agent Settings option to define WAV sounds that will be played when a build completes successfully, fails or is cancelled.
• Fixed bug that prevented the Alt-F-S keyboard combination from being used.
• Fixed bug in v2.1/v2.11 that caused a build failure when building projects that have been renamed through the VS.NET IDE.
• Fixed error message shown when a Coordinator version update request failed.
• Fixed bug in Output/Projects view that caused the text to scroll out of view in some cases.

• Fixed bug that required Administrator privileges for the Agent Settings dialog to run (in some cases).

• Fixed bug in v2.1 that could cause link step to fail when the space character was present in project names.

• Fixed bug that could, in some cases, use incorrect optimization flags (when using the /O1 or /O2 options).
• Fixed bug that could, in some cases, ignore file-level overrides for compiler and linker options.
• Fixed bug that caused MIDL step dependencies to be calculated incorrectly in some cases.
• Fixed bug that would cause IncrediBuild to ignore changes made to header files referenced with the syntax: #include <\path\file.h>
• Fixed bug that could sometimes cause the /EHsc compiler option to be used incorrectly.
• Fixed bug that sometimes caused compilations to fail with "fatal error C1086: Cannot seek precompiled header" messages.
• Fixed bug that failed to handle projects using 2 .rc files that share the same output .res file.
• VC7: allow files with the .cc extension to be compiled with IncrediBuild.
• Fixed bug that would trigger an access violation when building C#-only solutions.
• Fixed bug that prevented IncrediBuild from loading project files with a missing 'VCPostBuildEventTool' element.
• Fixed bug that used the /ix86 compiler flag instead of /x86 in VC7 builds.
• Xbox: The Additional Files project property is now correctly supported.
• Added support for Signkey and AltID flags in Xbox projects.

• Added support for building the currently highlighted project in the VS.NET IDE (instead of the startup project).
• Add option to play a custom sound when build completes successfully, completes with errors or is terminated.
• Double-clicking warning and error messages in the VS.NET IDE integrated Build Monitor now shows the messages in the IDE status bar.
• Fixed bug that would cause cursor to disappear in the Build Monitor Output and Projects display.
• .DEF files can now be opened by double-clicking on errors/warnings from the VS IDE integrated Build Monitor.
• VC7: Configuration summaries now specify the configuration name and not the configuration output filename.

• Added automatic configuration for use in conjunction with MS Windows XP firewall.
• Fixed memory leak in BuildSystem.exe that could cause the process memory usage to grow continuously during a build.
• Fixed bug that would cause mails sent using the "Contact Support" tray-icon option to bounce.

• Managed resources are now supported.
• Fixed bug that caused an .RC file to run before its dependent files.
• Fixed bug that caused an unnecessary /def switch to be added in certain conditions to the linker command line.
• Added support for the 'Register Output' linker option.
• Fixed bug that failed Xbox image deployment stage.
• Fixed bug that failed builds using drive names in the include search path.
• Preprocessor parser for .cpp, .c, .rc and .idl/.odl files is now more robust.
• MIDL step output files are now correctly determined in all scenarios.
• $(FrameworkVersion), $(ReferencesPath) and $(FrameworkSDKDir) environment variables are now correctly supported.
• Added option to ignore non-C/C++ projects (C#, VB, etc.).
• Fixed bug that caused an import library's folder not to be automatically created if missing.
• Fixed bug that caused certain projects to always re-link in debug configurations.
• Fixed bug that prevented projects with a '.' character in solution/project configuration names from building with IncrediBuild.
• Fixed bug that caused an invalid cl.exe command line to be generated when a folder name ending with a single backslash was specified with the /AI compiler switch.
• Projects with an unsupported platform will now be built locally using devenv.exe /build.
• Added new 'IncrediBuild_RunFirst' directive that forces a file-level custom step to run before all other steps in a project.
• Added new setting that defines a threshold (in seconds) for source/output file timestamp checking.
• '/insertfile' Xbox command line parameter now fully supported.

• Fixed bug that failed the BuildConsole /out switch in certain conditions.
• Build System warnings now appear in the BuildConsole build output.
• Fixed bug that caused compilation bars to appear in wrong offsets when re-opening Build Monitor.
• A message is now given when a user does not have sufficient user privileges.
• Added new 'Project format' column to Build History window.
• Improved support for the 'Devenv /build' syntax support.
• Added new line wrap option for build output.
• Fixed bug in tray-icon recent build list option.
• Added new 'Status' column to Build Monitor Projects view, which allows sorting of project configurations according to their current build severity.
• Fixed unnecessary pop-up message that would occur in multiple-user and terminal services configurations.
• Coordinator application highlighting of Agents that do not meet minimal machine requirements is now more eye-catching.
• Fixed bug with Build Monitor and Build History windows sorting logic.
• Build System messages now also include timestamps relative to the build start time.
• Added warning when user attempts to connect directly to a Backup Coordinator.
• Added warning for project's using Automatic pre-compiled headers.
• Removed two unnecessary 'Cancel' dialog buttons.

• Slightly improved output file transfer performance.
• Fixed bug that prevented using IP addresses in the Agent Settings dialog Coordinator location field.
• CPU Hyperthreading detection logic fixed.
• Added setting that controls process priority for 'BuildSystem.exe'.

• Fixed bug that could cause excessive CPU usage to occur in trial licenses (processes "BuildService.exe" and "Coordservice.exe").
• Fixed bug that caused a trial license to be installed when specifying a valid license file in the Setup application.
• Fixed bug that caused an incorrect linker command line to be used when the project's output file name was enclosed in quotes.
• Fixed bug that could cause the MSVC6.0 debugger to miss source file paths.
• Fixed bug related to missing TLI/TLH files in the link phase.
• Added support for cl_add/cl_rem BuildConsole directives (add/remove compiler options) in VC.NET.
• Added support for BuildConsole response files.
• Fixed bug that caused a TLI/TLH file to be missing when a compiler message referenced that file.
• Coordinator application now highlights in red Agents with insufficient memory or disk space.
• Updates run on remote Agents configured not to require user confirmations now close the Version Update window if update was successful.
• Added new menu to floating Build Monitor, with 'Save as', 'Replay' and 'Send to mail recipient' options.
• Added 'natural' sorting order to Build Monitor Projects view.

• Fixed bug that caused compilation failures on Win2K machines that had Microsoft hotfix KB828028 installed.
• Fixed bug that prevented extension packages from automatically becoming enabled when subscribing an Agent.
• Fixed bug that could disable the Build Monitor CTRL-C keyboard shortcut in the MSVC.NET IDE.
• VC6.0: C/CPP Source file extensions are now read from the registry.
• Fixed bug that could cause compilation failures when #including files with paths longer than 256 characters.
• Fixed bug that could cause two builds to open when opening a Build History item.
• Progress bar added to long Build History/Build Monitor initializations.

• Fixed bug that would cause excessive CPU usage by the process "BuildService.exe" when using an evaluation license under certain conditions.
• Fixed bug that would sometimes cause the MSVC editor caret to disappear or change location when starting a build.
• Fixed bug that would cause excessive CPU usage when using the MSVC.NET IDE to edit solutions containing unloaded projects.
• The #import "libid:<GUID>" syntax is now supported.
• Assembly references are now supported in managed code projects.
• Improved hyper-threading detection logic for machines with more than 2 processors.
• /FIXED linker flag is now supported.
• Hyper-threading detection can now be manually overridden.
• Fixed bug that caused a failure when building makefile projects with no output filename defined.
• Fixed bug that caused a PCH filename to be incorrectly determined in some cases.
• Fixed bug: Setting the Build Monitor to always open in the Summary pane wouldn't work.
• Fixed bug: Under certain conditions IncrediBuild would give a "Directory name cannot be an empty string." when loading a .vcproj file.
• Fixed bug: Under certain conditions IncrediBuild would give a "List index out of bounds (1)" when loading a .dsp file.
• The Next/Prev Warning/Error Build Monitor actions now also navigate to secondary (indented) tool messages.

• Xbox projects are now supported.
• Intel Compiler v7.x is now supported.
• VC.NET: Added support for Whole Program Optimization.
• VC.NET: /clr (managed extensions) compiler switch now supported.
• Fixed bug: Internal compiler errors would appear in certain conditions.
• Fixed bug: MIDL-related output files would sometimes be incorrectly determined, causing compilation errors.
• Fixed bug: The following error would sometimes appear: "Cannot load synchronized application: No executable path provided."
• Fixed bug: Incorrect resource compiler command line would be used when MFC was set to be used as a shared DLL.
• Fixed bug: certain debug-information-related errors would appear randomly.
• Fixed bug: .SBR filenames weren't correctly determined in some cases.
• Multiple pre-compiled headers in the same project are now supported.
• VC6.0: File-level intermediate folder override now supported.
• VC.NET: Property inheritance enabled for MSVC 7.0.
• VC.NET: /heap, /stack, /include and /assemblymodule linker options are now fully supported.
• VC6.0: /Gm- and /Gi- are now not automatically added to compiler command line when no PCH is used.
• Fixed bug: /map linker option now fully supported.
• Fixed bug: PDB location would sometimes be incorrectly determined.
• Fixed bug: #include files and #import statements specified within the context of multi-line comments were scanned for changes. All commented out files are now ignored.
• Fixed bug: opening certain project files would result in the following error: "Directory name cannot be an empty string.".
• Fixed bug: A custom step defined on a source file would sometimes be executed unnecessarily.
• Fixed bug: The /pdb option would sometimes be incorrectly added to the LIB tool command line.
• VC.NET: Fixed various dependency-related bugs.
• Configuration name currently being compiled is now shown in build monitor caption.

• New build output view now includes expand/collapse actions for warnings and errors (similar to the .NET editor), bookmarks and warning/error icons that highlight build warnings and errors. Additionally, the display no longer flickers when showing especially large outputs.
• "Flashing" effect in IncrediBuild warnings and errors page can now be disabled.
• Retry/Ignore/Ignore All/Cancel options now appear for all Coordinator multiple-Agent actions.
• Agent "description" field appears in both Agent Settings dialog and Coordinator application.
• BuildConsole.exe now supports msdev.exe and devenv.exe build command line syntax.
• New Build Monitor toolbar buttons: Zoom in/out, Find, Next error/warning, Autoscroll.
• New, cleaner look for Agent Settings dialog and Coordinator settings dialog.
• "Swapfile size" column in Coordinator application now includes the number of physical fragments on the disk (for performance reasons: when high, run a defrag operation on that Agent's disk).
• Added "Logging level" option to Coordinator application, that allows remote control of all Agent's logging level.
• Fixed bug: certain options in integrated build monitor would not be persisted.
• Fixed bug: keystroke in the Visual Studio IDE would be forwarded to the build monitor.
• New Agent Settings dialog option allows specification of the Agent swapfile's location.
• New "/wait" BuildConsole command line option will wait for a currently running build to complete and then start the new build (instead of failing).
• New "Restart Agent service" option in Agent Settings dialog.
• Build Monitor "Projects" view splitter bar position can now be adjusted.
• Build Monitor "Projects" view project list can now be sorted according to configuration name and build progress.

• Multiple-CPU machines are now supported.
• New Feature: Build History window keeps track of past builds.
• New feature: Agent priorities allow certain Agents to run higher priority builds and receive more remote compilation resources.
• New feature: Visual Basic, C# and Setup projects can now be built with IncrediBuild (will always run on local machine).
• New feat