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FIX: Absolute Pathnames for Source Files Placed in Makefile

Article ID: 150351

Article Last Modified on 10/24/2003

Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Visual C++ 4.1 Subscription

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SYMPTOMS

The Developer Studio generated Makefile contains absolute path names for source files.

CAUSE

The source files reside in a directory other than the project directory.

RESOLUTION

Modify the Makefile to use relative paths by opening the .mak file in text mode.

CAUTION: Be extremely careful not to add any extra spaces or unexpected characters.

NOTE: Anytime the IDE writes to the .mak file, your changes are overwritten and the full path name is re-installed. Make a backup copy of the .mak file immediately after adding the relative paths to ensure that changes can be re-entered if there is a problem.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Visual C++ version 5.0.

Additional query words: kbVC400bug nmake makefile mak external vc

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