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Q64032: DOCERR: NMAKE Predefined Macro $(@D) Has Same Value As $@

Article: Q64032
Product(s): Microsoft Programming Utilities
Version(s): MS-DOS:1.11; OS/2:1.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb16bitonly
Last Modified: 31-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft NMAKE Utility for MS-DOS, version 1.11 
- Microsoft NMAKE Utility for OS/2, version 1.11 
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SYMPTOMS
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With NMAKE version 1.11 the predefined macros $@ and $(@D) both expand to the
same value. Page 114 of the "Microsoft C Advanced Programming Techniques" manual
that ships with C versions 6.0 and 6.0a shows an example value of the predefined
NMAKE macro $@ as:

  C:\SOURCE\PROG\SORT.OBJ

The macro $(@D) is listed as having a sample value of:

  C:\SOURCE\PROG

With NMAKE version 1.11, both macros give the value of the full path, filename,
and extension, or:

  C:\SOURCE\PROG\SORT.OBJ

RESOLUTION
==========

This problem has been fixed in NMAKE versions 1.12 and later.

MORE INFORMATION
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Running NMAKE version 1.11 with the following makefile gives the result:

  echo c:\config.sys c:\config.sys

The result should be:

  echo c:\config c:\config

Sample Makefile
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c:\config.sys :

  echo $(@D)

Additional query words: 1.11

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Keywords          : kb16bitonly 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbNMAKESearch kbNMAKE111DOS kbNMAKE111OS2
Version           : MS-DOS:1.11; OS/2:1.11

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