Re: [Mingw-users] windres unavoidably reports syntax error at *.rc:1

[Keith M. <kei...@us...>]

On Friday 29 August 2008 23:37:26 ColdShine wrote:
> > If you only want to get past the problem, try '--use-temp-file',
> > which sometimes magically resolves 'windres' issues.
>
> IT WORKS! Thank you so much! (And forgive me the all-caps.)

Does your environment include a `set TEMP=<someplace I can write>' 
definition?  Absence of that is known to create problems.  It may 
also help to set TMP and TMPDIR to the same path name value.

> Though it would be nice if someone could make this option more
> visible. It did cost me two days of attempts and brainstorming.

If you want that, you should ask on the binutils list, or better 
still, offer them a documentation patch.

Regards,
Keith.