Re: [Dev-C++] environment variables - nmake
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From: Daniel G. <sp...@ho...> - 2002-05-20 15:08:23
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Thank you all. I have been setting it on windows 2000 by right-clicking My Computer and using the environment variables there (setting the path correctly). Thanks! Daniel >From: Luigi Santillo <gi...@li...> >To: "Daniel Glenfield" <sp...@ho...> >Subject: Re: [Dev-C++] environment variables - nmake >Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 07:06:28 +0200 > >At 17:38 19/05/02 +0100, Daniel Glenfield wrote: > >>Hi all, >>apparently, according to some instructions I have for some software, to >>clean superfluous files from a specific directory I go to the command >>prompt and change to it (using cd C:\Program Files\XYZ), then I type nmake >>clean to clear the files. >>HOWEVER all I'm getting is an error message telling me that nmake is not >>an internal or external command. >>I think it's because my environment variables are not set up, or that the >>"path" has not been set, but I'm confused. Can anyone shed some light on >>this? >> >>Daniel > >Hi Daniel > >"nmake" should be the Microsoft version of "make". > >It looks like you have a file named "C:\Program Files\XYZ\makefile", which >contains a target "clean". The command "nmake clean" is asking to make that >target. This generally means deleting object files. > >Now, you said nothing about your OS. I have Win98SE, and I'll describe >things assuming you too have Win98SE, things should be similar on other >Windows (but I can't try). > >Here are possible causes of the error: > >1. program "nmake" is not installed >(try to locate "nmake.exe" on your system, it should be in >"c:\your_compiler\bin). > >2. the directory with "nmake" is not listed in your path >(open a DOS box and type "path", you should see, among other directories >the one where "nmake" lives) > >If you do have "nmake", and it is not in your path, the way to fix this is: > - open a DOS box, > - type: "path = %path%;c:\directory_where_nmake_is" > >Note that the above change, in the "path" environmental variable, only >affects the DOS box you are working in, it is lost when you exit it. If you >need it permanently: >- open the file "c:\autoexec.bat" using a text editor (like notepad) >- locate the line: "path=c:\a_directory;c:\another_directory" >- append to that line ";c:\directory_where_nmake_is" >- save the file >- restart your computer. > >To check if the change has actually been made, open a DOS box and type >"path", you should see the directory with "nmake" this time. > > >-- >Luigi >gi...@li... > _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com |