ID Number: Q72792
1.00 1.10 | 1.00 1.10
MS-DOS | OS/2
Summary:
When creating a program list for a project in the Programmer's
WorkBench (PWB) version 1.0 or 1.1, including an .OBJ file as one of
the modules in the list may give different results than expected. Due
to the way NMAKE actually builds a project, if there are any default
inference rules that can be used to build the .OBJ, NMAKE will execute
the default commands.
For instance, assume you have a project that requires an .OBJ called
FILE1.OBJ. If, in the same directory, there is a newer source file
with the same base name (FILE1) and the file extension is one of those
included in the .SUFFIXES list (for example, FILE1.ASM, FILE1.BAS,
FILE1.C, FILE1.CBL, FILE1.FOR, or FILE1.PAS), NMAKE will try to invoke
the appropriate compiler or assembler to rebuild FILE1.OBJ.
To work around this situation, copy the .OBJ file in question to some
directory where the default inference rules will not be invoked, such
as the directory where you have your libraries. If this is
unacceptable, you can choose NMAKE Options from the Options menu and
specify the /R switch to NMAKE. This will turn off all default
inference rules for the project.