How do I show command-line build options in Visual C++ 2008?

Question

In a Visual C++ 2008 project, building a project will display following information in the output window:

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Answer 1

This is controlled via the "Suppress startup banner" setting in the "General" sub-tab of the "C/C++" tab in the project's property pages. If you set it to "No", it will show in the Output window the command line being used during compilation.

Answer 2

Switch on build logging (menu Tools → Options → Projects and Solutions → VC++ Project Settings → Build Logging). You should then get a build log (BuildLog.htm) in your intermediate files directory which contains all the information you need, including error messages. You will also get a Ctrl-clickable link in the output window to display the build log.

Answer 3

You can view the options passed to cl via project properties → C/C++ → Command Line.

I am working on a German version of Visual Studio 2005, so I hope my translations do map to the English Visual Studio.