Q51616: Recursive CL Setting Can Cause D2002 Command-Line Error

Article: Q51616
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-DEC-1989

The command-line error D2002 is produced by the Microsoft C 5.10
optimizing compiler under certain circumstances when the CL
environment variable is set recursively.

The following situations cause the error:

   SET CL=CL
   CL -Ax woof.c           where x is M, C, or L

   SET CL=CL -Ax           where x is M, C, or L
   CL -Ay woof.c           where y is S, M, C, or L

The error is produced even if -Ax is the same as -Ay in the latter
case.

D2002 will, of course, also occur when CL is set to a model other than
the one specified or implied (-AS) on the command line.

The following is the exact text of the error message:

   Command line error D2002 : a previously defined model
                              specification has been overridden

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