RE: gnu make and windows path

[PATTON, BILLY \(SBCSI\)]

I wouldn't over the PATH.  Just append to it.

Just as a test try the following

PATH = my_path:$(PATH)

$(warning $(PATH))

all :

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim [mailto:address@hidden 
> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 1:18 PM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: gnu make and windows path
> 
> 
> Thanks for you "extremely" prompt response.
> 
> I actually tried this :-(
> 
> In my make system I have the below line to include the Visual 
> Studio 7 
> "cl.exe" ... from my understanding it is equivalent to what 
> you sent me:
> 
> override PATH        :=    
> $(DevEnvDir);$(MSVCDir)\BIN;$(VCINSTALLDIR)\Common7\Tools;$(VC
> INSTALLDIR)\Common7\Tools\bin\prerelease;$(VCINSTALLDIR)\Commo
> n7\Tools\bin;$(FrameworkSDKDir)\bin;$(FrameworkDir)\$(Framewor
> kVersion);$(PATH);
> 
> override INCLUDE    :=    
> $(MSVCDir)\ATLMFC\INCLUDE;$(MSVCDir)\INCLUDE;$(MSVCDir)\Platfo
> rmSDK\include\prerelease;$(MSVCDir)\PlatformSDK\include;$(Fram
> eworkSDKDir)\include;$(INCLUDE)
> 
> override LIB        :=    
> $(MSVCDir)\ATLMFC\LIB;$(MSVCDir)\LIB;$(MSVCDir)\PlatformSDK\li
> b\prerelease;$(MSVCDir)\PlatformSDK\lib;$(FrameworkSDKDir)\lib;$(LIB)
> 
> However when i execute my build line (which is basically the below):
> all:
>     echo $(PATH)
>     cl /Help
> 
> I see:
> 
> echo C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 
> 2003\Common7\IDE;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 
> 2003\VC7\BIN;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 
> 2003\Common7\Tools;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 
> 2003\Common7\Tools\bin\prerelease;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual 
> Studio .NET 2003\Common7\Tools\bin;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual 
> Studio .NET 
> 2003\SDK\v1.1\bin;C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322;;
> C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 
> 2003\Common7\IDE;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 
> 2003\VC7\BIN;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 
> 2003\Common7\Tools;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 
> 2003\Common7\Tools\bin\prerelease;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual 
> Studio .NET 2003\Common7\Tools\bin;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual 
> Studio .NET 
> 2003\SDK\v1.1\bin;C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322;;
> 
> cl /Help
> 
> 'cl' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> 
> When I look at the parts of my path individually i can see 
> the required 
> executables in the system file browser.
> 
> Cheers and thanks again,
> Jim
> 
> 
> PATTON, BILLY (SBCSI) wrote:
> > PATH := my_path:$(PATH)
> >
> >   
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: address@hidden 
> >> [mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of Jim
> >> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 1:07 PM
> >> To: address@hidden
> >> Subject: gnu make and windows path
> >>
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I am porting a nmake (microsoft) make system to gnu make.
> >>
> >> In the old make system the windows environment variable PATH is 
> >> modified. It seems when i use GNU make it is not possible to 
> >> update this 
> >> variable in a way that executables called by make such is 
> "gcc", "idl 
> >> compiler", etc can see the modified variable.
> >>
> >> Is there a way to do this in make? or do I have to instruct 
> >> my users to 
> >> set up there path properly before calling my gnu make build?
> >>
> >> Cheers and thanks,
> >> Jim
> >>
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
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> >>
> >>     
> >
> >   
> 
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