Placing Dependent & Target Files in Different Directories

ID: Q46354

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft NMAKE Utility for MS-DOS, versions 1.01, 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4
Microsoft NMAKE Utility for OS/2, versions 1.01, 1.11, 1.21
Microsoft NMAKE Utility for Windows NT, versions 1.4, 1.5

SUMMARY

To place a target file into a directory other than its dependent file, you must explicitly specify the path for the target and/or the dependents. To place an object file into a different directory using a Microsoft language compiler, specify the /Fo compiler option switch and the destination path for the object file. To place an executable file in a directory other than the directory that contains the source files, specify the full pathname for the EXE file parameter when linking, or use the /Fe compiler switch if you compile and link your application in the same step.

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The following makefile demonstrates placing an object file in a different directory than the source file.

Sample Makefile


# Build options required: None

ObjDir    = c:\obj^\ 
SourceDir = c:\src^\ 

$(ObjDir)pixel.obj : $(SourceDir)pixel.c
   cl /Fo$(ObjDir) /c $*

NOTE: When you use a macro in the makefile to specify a pathname, you must specify a caret (^) before the backslash (\) character that ends the line. Otherwise, NMAKE interprets the trailing backslash as a line- continuation character.

Additional query words: kbinf 1.20 1.30 1.40 1.50

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Version : MS-DOS:1.01,1.11,1.12,1.13,1.2,1.3,1.4; NT:1.4,1.5; OS/2:1.01,1.11,1.21
Platform : MS-DOS NT OS/2
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