I have previously posted a question regarding 64bit compilation. This question is similar but different since I am able to compile, but I am not certain that the exe file is a 64bit application.
I followed this steps:
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-GB/vssetup/thread/4386e9db-61bf-418e-940e-b561c2cbbebf
Then I went to
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/9yb4317s(v=vs.100).aspx and followed the steps there. I have converted a small program to my new platform, which I called Win64; following the lead of VS10 Express engineers.
Now, my concern is that in the second webpage, under the subtitle "To copy Win32 project settings into a 64-bit project configuration" it says:
"When the New Solution Platform dialog box is open while you set up your project to target a 64-bit platform, click the Copy settings from drop-down arrow, and then select Win32. The following project settings are automatically updated on the
project level:
- /MACHINE (Specify Target Platform) is set to /MACHINE:IA64 or /MACHINE:X64.
- Register Output is turned OFF. For more information, see Linker Property Pages.
- Target Environment is set to /env x64 or /env ia64. For more information, see MIDL Property Pages: General.
- Validate Parameters is cleared and reset to the default value. For more information, see MIDL Property Pages: Advanced.
- If Debug Information Format was set to /ZI in the Win32 project configuration, then it is set to /Zi in the 64-bit project configuration. For more information, see /Z7, /Zi, /ZI (Debug Information Format)."
However, non of these changes have occurred, which leads me to believe that my "Win64" is nothing else than another Win32.
How can I confirm that my "Win64" program is truly a 64-bit and not just another 32-bit application?
