Q33085: DOS Append Interacts with /Fo /Fe

Article: Q33085
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 5.10   | 5.10
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_c
Last Modified: 20-JUL-1988

When the DOS Append path is set, if an .OBJ or .EXE file of the same
name as the file being compiled does not exist in the current
directory or in the directory specified with the /Fo or /Fe but does
exist in a directory in the Append path, the new .OBJ and .EXE file
will be placed in the directory in the Append path instead of in the
current directory or the directories specified by the /Fo and /Fe
switches.
   Append searches the data path for all files regardless of
extension; placing .OBJ or .EXE in the directory specified in the
append directory is expected behavior.
   If you need to locate files in a specific directory and you are
using Append, you should put a copy of the .OBJ and .EXE in the
directory you wish to use as your destination.

   The following is a sample code:

   append c:\test1,c:\test2

   If program.obj resides in directory test1 and program.exe
resides in test2, the following command line switches will
not work correctly:

cl /Foc:\test3\program.obj /Fec:\test3\program.exe program.c

   Although the .OBJ and .EXE files should be placed in the test3
directory, they will be placed into the test1 and test2 directories,
respectively.

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