BUG: Custom Build Commands Not Assigned Values

ID: Q138764

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, versions 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 6.0

SYMPTOMS

When building a project from the command line using the following custom macros, you will encounter undetermined errors.

MSDevDir
WkspName
RemoteTarget

NOTE: For information about these custom macros, please see "Using Argument Macros" in the Visual C++ Users Guide.

CAUSE

These custom macros are not assigned in the .mak file. For example,

this:

$(MSDevDir)\bin

expands to this:

\bin

RESOLUTION

Define these macros in the NMAKE command line to work around this problem. For example,

NMAKE /f MyProject.mak MsDevDir=C:\MSDEV<Enter>

Note that the macros are case-sensitive.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: kbVC400bug MSDEV


Keywords          : kbVC400bug kbVC410bug kbVC420bug kbVC500bug kbVC600bug NmakeIss 
Version           : winnt:4.0,4.1,4.2,5.0,6.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: May 14, 1999