BUG: Custom Build Rule Not Saved for File Excluded from Build

Last reviewed: May 19, 1997
Article ID: Q167324

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

When a file has custom build rules associated with it and the file is excluded from the build, the custom build rules are not saved when the project is closed.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Create a new ATL COM project named ATLCOM.
On the Build menu, click Settings, and then click the General tab. Exclude atlcom.idl from build for all configurations.
Close and reload the workspace.
On the Build menu, click Settings, and then click the Custom Build tab and notice that the custom build rule for atlcom.idl isn't there.

Additional query words: custom build
Keywords : kbtool vcbuglist500 VWBIss kbbuglist
Technology : kbatl
Version : 5.0
Platform : NT WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug

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Last reviewed: May 19, 1997
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