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#2584 makefile.vc/rules.vc keep asking for cd insertion
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2004-02-26
2004-01-27
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Various of the 'nmakehlp' commands executed by the
msvc++ build, e.g.:
nmakehlp -c -QI0f
prompt me with a windows dialog box titled "cl.exe - No
Disk", and a message "There is no disk in the drive.
Please insert a disk into drive D:.", with options
Cancel/Try Again/Continue.
If this only happened once or twice it would be ok, but
it happens about 20 times when I do 'nmake -f makefile.vc'.
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I know nothing about this.
Passing to someone I hope
does.
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This is wierd. what version of vc++? Is your local directory
at the time you call nmake the win directory of the source?
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vc++ 5.2, and yes, I'm in the 'win' directory.
I believe (but haven't 100% verified yet) that the problem
doesn't arise when I first turn my laptop on without using
the cd-rom (D: drive). However, once the cd-rom has been
used once, then I'm always asked unless of course there is a
disk already in it.
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The problem is probably in nmakehlp.c, I use a source file
name of 'nul'. Maybe '.\nul' would be more correct? Can you
try it.
*** nmakehlp.c 23 Dec 2003 03:58:58 -0000 1.4
--- nmakehlp.c 28 Jan 2004 00:36:41 -0000
***************
*** 137,143 ****
/* append our option for testing */
strcat(cmdline, option);
/* filename to compile, which exists, but is nothing and
empty. */
! strcat(cmdline, " nul");
ok = CreateProcess(
NULL, /* Module name. */
--- 137,143 ----
/* append our option for testing */
strcat(cmdline, option);
/* filename to compile, which exists, but is nothing and
empty. */
! strcat(cmdline, " .\\nul");
ok = CreateProcess(
NULL, /* Module name. */
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Oh, that seems to stop the console window from popping up,
too. Also added a SetErrorMode() call to shutoff those
messages.
Just committed -r1.5 of nmakehlp.c
Does this fix it?
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PS. delete nmakehlp.exe manualy so it's rebuilt from the
changed sourcefile (can't really add that as it wouldn't be
graceful). nmake is such a limited tool.
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Hmm...Forget nmakehlp.exe for the moment (your changes
didn't help, unfortunately). Just typing this on the
command-line:
cl.exe -nologo -c -TC Fdtemp .\nul
asks me 6 times to insert a disk!!
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It was wierd before, now it's more wierd.
There's a file called tools.ini that might be located in %
MSCDir%. I remember this from years ago, it can act as an
over-ride and cause cl.exe to do strange stuff. Do you have
a %CL% environment variable? That mess up cl.exe, too.
Other that, I have no clue why msc is trying to read from the
cd-rom drive.
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cl.exe -nologo -c -TC -Zs -X .\nul
Does that have the same behavior? I'm truly lost for how to
help.
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That command just asks me twice to insert a disk...!
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2/3rds of the problem is gone, then. hehe
When you use the IDE, does that ever want to go to the cd-
rom when you build?
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Just tried the IDE for the first time, and no, that never
asks for the cd-rom!
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I have no clue how to fix this. It doesn't make any sense. I
can't reproduce it on my laptop (which has a cd-rom drive),
VC++ 5, and runs w2k.
When there's a disk in the drive, is there anyway to spy on
what cl.exe is searching for?
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Can't fix. I can't reproduce it here and have no ideas as to
why it is happening.