title: Visual C++ 2008 Linking (specifically embedding manifest) taking too long
body: <p>Normally I would refrain from asking vague questions but in this case I cannot find enough information to even start looking into fixing the issue.</p>
  
  <p>My project is small (to give you an idea: Vector/Matrix math, and some core data structures such as Arrays, Lists and Strings). Some other much bigger projects I tried link really quickly and do not spend too much time embedding the manifest. </p>
  
  <p>I am compiling the debug version of the library. Release version exhibits the same problem.</p>
  
  <p>I would appreciate pointing me in the right direction on where to find information regarding this (I don't even know what the manifest is apart from simple explanations).</p>