BUG: Custom Build Commands Not Assigned Values

Last reviewed: July 24, 1997
Article ID: Q138764

The information in this article applies to:

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

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. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: MSDEV
Keywords : NmakeIss vcbuglist400 vcbuglist500
Version : 4.0 4.1 4.2 5.0
Platform : NT WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug

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Last reviewed: July 24, 1997
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