Michael Allport wrote: > > I apologize if this is not the correct forum, but I’ve got a question … > I'll only reply the once, even though you seem to have posted the same message twice. > > > > > > I am using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition on a Windows > 2000 (5.00.2195 Service Pack 4) laptop PC. > > > > When I run through the build process, some make files can find items > like perl, sed, and xcopy …. then they cannot. > > > > Even more frustrating is I can run the commands manually that ‘just > failed’ in the build process. > > > > For example, the following snippet of make output shows perl being not > found, then I can run the command my self. > > > > The interesting thing is, I have no problem building on a Windows XP > Home Edition environment (running through the same commands and using > the same software). > > > > Please help. > > > > > > ---------- snippet begin ------------ > > > You aren't showing the initial command you used to start the build process. That would help. > > > > … the build process steps into the dissectors and cannot find perl, > but I can run manuall… > > > > > > > > > > Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 8.00.50727.42 > > Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. > > > > 'dfilter.lib' is up-to-date > > cd .. > > cd wslua > > "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\BIN\nmake.exe" > / -f Makefile.nmake > > > > Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 8.00.50727.42 > > Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. > > > > 'wslua.lib' is up-to-date > > cd .. > > cd dissectors > > "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\BIN\nmake.exe" > / -f Makefile.nmake > > > > Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 8.00.50727.42 > > Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. > > > > perl process-x11-fields.pl <x11-fields > > 'perl' is not recognized as an internal or external command, > > operable program or batch file. > > NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'perl' : return code '0x1' > > Stop. > > NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio > 8\VC\BIN\nmake.exe"' : return code '0x2' > > Stop. > > NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio > 8\VC\BIN\nmake.exe"' : return code '0x2' > > Stop. > > > > C:\wireshark> > > > > > > ****** I can manually run the command that failed .. . > > > > C:\wireshark\epan\dissectors> > > C:\wireshark\epan\dissectors>perl process-x11-fields.pl <x11-fields > Which implies that the environment for nmake is different from your command shell. > > > > C:\wireshark\epan\dissectors>"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio > 8\VC\BIN\nmake.exe" / -f Makefile.nmake > And this is really odd. If you have your build environment set correctly, you should really be able to run nmake *without* supplying a path.
Have you run "vcvars32.bat" from the same "bin" directory as nmake.exe is found in? That sets the paths for VC. > > > It could help if you post the output of "path" from your build environment. What is the result of "nmake -f makefile.nmake verify_tools" ? -- Regards, Graham Bloice _______________________________________________ Wireshark-dev mailing list Wireshark-dev@wireshark.org http://www.wireshark.org/mailman/listinfo/wireshark-dev
