I work on a large Visual C++ (MFC) project in VS.NET 2005.
I have noticed strange behavior in Visual C++ 2005. Often, I will change one line of code in a .CPP file but many .CPP files will compile as a result of this. I have never seen this until VS.NET 2005. Theortically, changing a line of code in a .CPP file should simply require recompilation of that .CPP file and re-linking of the PE file.
What am I not understanding about the build process.
This is a strange bug in the VS2005 dependency behavior. To find out one suggestion would be to take the following steps:
Go to Tools -> Options -> Projects and Solutions -> Build and Run -> MSBuild Project Build output Verbosity and select Detailed
Compile your project.
This will give you a detailed output of the build which "may" help you arrive at a solution to your problem.
I found this link helpful when solving a similar problem, was under pressure at the time, I tried a few things and the issue went away, for the life of me I don't know (or can't remember) which - if any - helped.
Hope this helps