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Q168424: FIX: Localize Sample Can Not Be Built

Article: Q168424
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): winnt:5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbVC500bug kbvfp600fixkbbuglist
Last Modified: 07-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition, version 5.0 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition, version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
========

Building the Localize sample from a command prompt using NMAKE generates the
following errors:

  "Localize.mak(26) : fatal error U1050:

  An invalid configuration is specified. Stop"

  "NMAKE : fatal error U1077:

  '"C:\Program Files\DevStudio\VC\BIN\NMAKE.EXE"' : return code '0x2'"

Building the Localize sample from within Developer Studio causes the warning:

  The following environment variables were not found $(OUTDIR)

CAUSE
=====

The first error occurs because the default makefile is missing the
configurations for the Locresde.mak and Locresfr.mak files.

The second problem is caused by an undefined macro called $(OUTDIR) listed in the
Additional resource include directories.

RESOLUTION
==========

If you need to build from the command line, then invoke NMAKE separately on each
of the project makefiles. For example:

      nmake /f localize.mak
      nmake /f locresde.mak
      nmake /f locresfr.mak

To eliminate the warning about $(OUTDIR), from the Project menu, click Settings,
and then highlight Localize Project and click the Resources tab. Remove
$(OUTDIR) from the Additional resource include directories.

STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Visual C++ version 6.0
for Windows.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbVC500bug kbvfp600fix kbbuglist
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVC500 kbVC32bitSearch kbVC500Search
Version           : winnt:5.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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