64-Bit Programming with Visual C++

This section contains topics about targeting 64-bit hardware with the Visual C++ build tools.

In This Section

• How to: Configure Visual C++ Projects to Target 64-Bit Platforms

• How to: Enable a 64-Bit Visual C++ Toolset at the Command Line

• Common Visual C++ 64-bit Migration Issues

• Itanium Software Conventions

• x64 Software Conventions

Related Sections

64-bit Applications

align (C+)

/clr (Common Language Runtime Compilation) for information on how to run an application compiled with /clr:safe under WOW64 on a 64-bit operating system.

/favor (Optimize for x64)

Programming Guide for 64-bit Windows

Itanium Intrinsics

MASM for x64 (ml64.exe)

/Wp64 (Detect 64-Bit Portability Issues)

__w64

x64 Intrinsics

See Also

Other Resources

Common Programming Methodologies