FIX: AppWiz Samples Fail to Build from Command Line

 Last reviewed: September 18, 1997
Article ID: Q138412
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Edition, version 4.0, 4.1, 4.2

SYMPTOMS

Attempting to build the CUSTOMWZ, HIERWIZ, and LOGOWIZ samples from the command line will fail, giving errors like these:

rc.exe /l 0x409 /fo".\Debug/customwz.res" /d "NDEBUG" /d "_PSEUDO_DEBUG" 

 /d "_AFXDLL" .\customwz.rc
        link.exe @C:\temp\nma00116.
        bscmake.exe @C:\temp\nmb00116.
NMAKE : fatal error U1073: don't know how to make '"\bin\ide\.awx"' Stop.

CAUSE

The TargetName and MSDevDir macros have not been assigned values.

RESOLUTION

Define the macro's in NMAKE's command line. Example, 

   NMAKE /f CUSTOMWZ.MAK MSDevDir=C:\MSDEV TargetName=customwz<Enter>
NOTE: This example will default to the Pseudo-Debug target.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Visual C++ version 5.0.

MORE INFORMATION

The samples all build without any errors when you build them from within the Developer Studio using the corresponding project workspace (.mdp) files.

Additional query words: AppWizard MSDEV NmakeIss

Keywords : vcbuglist400 vcfixlist500 kbtool
Version : 4.0 4.1 4.2
Platform : NT WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: September 18, 1997
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