PRB: Compiler Prints Filename But Does Not Compile the Program (68835)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft C for MS-DOS
- Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, 16-bit edition 1.0
- Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, 16-bit edition 1.5
- Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, 16-bit edition 1.51
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions 1.0
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions 2.0
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions 2.1
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions 4.0
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions 5.0
This article was previously published under Q68835 SYMPTOMS
Using the Microsoft C/C++ compiler, if your program prints out your
filename after you type in the following:
cl filename.c
and then returns to the command prompt without creating an executable file,
there may be duplicate compiler filenames. Within the Programmer's
WorkBench (PWB) or Visual Workbench (VWB), it will indicate that there are
no warnings or errors after rebuilding, but the compiler will not create an
executable file.
CAUSE
The C compiler is a three-pass compiler, and invokes the files C1.EXE,
C2.EXE, and C3.EXE for C versions 5.1, 6.0, 6.0a, and 6.0ax. To determine
what files are being invoked for C/C++ 7.0 and Visual C++ 1.0, add the /d
compiler switch to the command line; for Visual C++ 2.xx and above, add the
/Bd switch. Different files will be used depending on whether it is a C or
C++ source file.
If there are any other files with these names on the path before the
compiler, then the compiler may incorrectly execute the wrong file.
RESOLUTION
There is a compiler switch, /d or /Bd, that will enable you to print out
which files are being invoked during each pass of the compiler. Use this to
determine if the wrong files are being called by the compiler.
cl /d filename.c
cl /Bd filename.c
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 7/5/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbCompiler kbprb kbVC152fix KB68835 |
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