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Q68381: The D Modifier to $? Is Broken in NMAKE Version 1.11

Article: Q68381
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 1.11   | 1.11
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | buglist1.11 fixlist1.12 | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 24-JAN-1991

The D modifier to the $? macro is supposed to return the directory and
drive portion of the dependent. This does not work properly with NMAKE
version 1.11. Instead, the full pathname and filename are returned.
This was corrected in NMAKE version 1.12, which shipped with Microsoft
COBOL version 4.00.

Sample Makefile
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all : c:\dos\command.com
   echo The D modifier of $? is $(?D)

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