Bram
>> Patch
>> Problem: Make_mvc.mak creates an empty gvim.exe.mnf file
>> (or stops with an error message).
>> Solution: Don't use 'echo' to create files. Use inline files
>> instead.
>> Files: src/Make_mvc.mak
>
> This has always worked just fine. When does it fail?
>
The gvim.exe.mnf always was empty -- but as George Reilly (who made
the skipt) told me, it is only used for 64-Bit Windows.
On the other hand, the error message ("FATAL error: echo returned
'1'") was only issued from time to time, depending on the commands I
typed in before. However, the message appeared in a reproducible
manner if I issued the nmake command from within a BATCH file.
I checked the documentation of nmake from VC 8.0 (VS 2005) and from
VC 6.0 to see if inline files can be handled. Since it is possible
and since I can compile Vim _only_ like that, I'm pretty sure this
patch facilitate the life of many users.
My environment: Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition.
C:>cmd -version
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
C:>nmake /?
Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 8.00.50727.42
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
With best regards
Mathias
