Q126358 - Tools Needed to Compile or Build Printer Driver Not Minidriver

Tools Needed to Compile or Build Printer Driver Not Minidriver

Q126358

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows Device Development Kit (DDK) for Windows, version 3.1

SUMMARY

To compile a printer driver other than the minidriver successfully, you must set the build environment correctly. The tools required for successful compilation of a printer driver are:

Microsoft C Compiler version 6.0 or higher.

Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM.EXE) version 5.10.

Microsoft Segmented Executable Linker (LINK.EXE) version 5.60.220.

MASM.EXE and LINK.EXE are provided along with the Windows version 3.1 DDK in the \DDK\286\TOOLS subdirectory. The environment variables should point to the following directories:


   PATH=\MSVC\BIN;\DDK\286\TOOLS;\WINDEV\BIN
   LIB=\DDK\286\LIB;\WINDEV\LIB;\MSVC\LIB;
   INCLUDE=\DDK\286\INC;\WINDEV\INCLUDE;\MSVC\INCLUDE;

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