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>>>>I just want to know why vfp insists on recompiling all forms and libraries whenever we rebuild an app.
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>>>Well remember that VFP keeps the compiled object code for the forms and clases within the VCX. If you modify something along the dependency line, such as an include file, VFP has to recompile the forms and libraries.
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>>>-Mike
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>>We keep parent class libraries in a different directory & project than the one we're working on. They always get recompiled.
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>we do too. is that why it tries to recompile them?

I think that has something to do with it. This sounds like another question to carry to DevCon.