Q66459: FIX: Bad Macro Substitution, In-line File in Inference Rule

Article: Q66459
Product(s): Microsoft Programming Utilities
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb16bitonly
Last Modified: 08-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft NMAKE Utility for MS-DOS 
- Microsoft NMAKE Utility for OS/2 
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SYMPTOMS
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Using an in-line file inside of an inference rule with NMAKE version 1.11, 1.12,
or 1.13 can cause improper results in macro substitutions following the in-line
file.

STATUS
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This problem has been fixed in NMAKE versions 1.2 and later.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following NMAKE description file produces the following output:

  cl -c test.c
  link @lrf
  cd test.exe   <---- This is wrong.   It should be "cd \test"

NMAKE: fatal error U1077: 'cd' return code 1
Stop.

The third line of the output is incorrect. The macro $(SAMPLEDIR) is incorrectly
replaced with the value of $(EXENAME).

Sample Makefile
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  EXENAME=test.exe
  SAMPLEDIR=\test

  .obj.exe:
    link @<<lrf     <--- In-line file with $(EXENAME) macro
  $<                     causes the problem.
  $(EXENAME);
  <<KEEP
    cd $(SAMPLEDIR)

  test.exe:test.obj

  test.obj:test.c

Additional query words: 1.10

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Keywords          : kb16bitonly 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbNMAKESearch
Version           : :
Solution Type     : kbfix

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