What information about me and my system do compilers add to executeables?

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I'm currently using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.

If we say that we give 10 different people a copy of MSVC 10 and a short C++ Hello, World listing. They all create a new project using exactly the same settings, add a new cpp file with the Hello, World program and compile it.

  • Do they all get the exactly same binary?
  • If not, what are the exact differences?
  • What information about my system does MSVC add to my executeable?

Paranoia!

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