Error U1073 When "." Used for Path in Inference Rule (51723)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft NMAKE Utility for MS-DOS 1.01
- Microsoft NMAKE Utility for MS-DOS 1.1
- Microsoft NMAKE Utility for MS-DOS 1.11
- Microsoft NMAKE Utility for MS-DOS 1.12
- Microsoft NMAKE Utility for MS-DOS 1.13
- Microsoft NMAKE Utility for MS-DOS 1.2
- Microsoft NMAKE Utility for MS-DOS 1.3
- Microsoft NMAKE Utility for OS/2 1.01
- Microsoft NMAKE Utility for OS/2 1.11
- Microsoft NMAKE Utility for OS/2 1.12
- Microsoft NMAKE Utility for OS/2 1.13
- Microsoft NMAKE Utility for OS/2 1.21
This article was previously published under Q51723
NMAKE does not accept a dot (.) to identify the current directory in
inference rule paths. When specifying paths for each of the
extensions, using the following form
{frompath}.fromextension{topath}.toextension
and using {.} to indicate the current
directory for the "topath", causes the following error:
NMAKE : fatal error U1073: don't know how to make 'filename.ext'
To work around this, the current directory for topath must be
specified with {}. However, both notations are acceptable when
specifying the "frompath".
Later versions of NMAKE accept the dot in the topath.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/23/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kb16bitonly KB51723 |
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