#23554 - rusty - Thu Jul 15, 2004 2:32 am
I'm a bit of a newbie to GBA programming, and I was setting up a make file last to run from NMAKE. I don't use make files that often (actuall the last time as an age) and I get an error saying;
'don't know how to make gcc.exe'
I'm pretty sure that I have the path setup to gcc in my autoexec.bat and in my tools directories.
I'd double check but I use .NET at work, instead of plain old VC6 (as I do at home).
Any ideas?
#23557 - sajiimori - Thu Jul 15, 2004 5:42 am
Yes, you will want your build tools in your path.
#23569 - NoMis - Thu Jul 15, 2004 12:28 pm
Seems like you accidently set your compiler as a make target. There must be a syntax error somewhere. It would be helpful if you post your makefile.
NoMis
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#23571 - col - Thu Jul 15, 2004 2:35 pm
afair, NMake and gnu Make use a different syntax.
Is it possible that you are trying to use a gnu Make makefile with NMake?
cheers
Col
#23576 - johnny_north - Thu Jul 15, 2004 4:11 pm
Check out this post: http://forum.gbadev.org/viewtopic.php?t=2352&highlight=
I posted a simplified NMAKE that works. I believe that sajiimori is correct. If a path to gcc.exe is not present, NMAKE might believe that gcc.exe needs to be built and give the error. Same thing happens if you try to link a .o file, but you haven't laid out in the make file the rules to build the .o
#23605 - rusty - Fri Jul 16, 2004 2:44 am
| johnny_north wrote: |
Check out this post: http://forum.gbadev.org/viewtopic.php?t=2352&highlight=
I posted a simplified NMAKE that works. I believe that sajiimori is correct. If a path to gcc.exe is not present, NMAKE might believe that gcc.exe needs to be built and give the error. Same thing happens if you try to link a .o file, but you haven't laid out in the make file the rules to build the .o |
Yup...despite having added the path to gcc in the tools folders, it actually required the path setup to point to the devkitadv\bin folder. Thanks for the link, I'll takje a look at it despite managing to get my make file to work.
Now if only Dev Studio could understand gcc errors and warning :p
#23609 - sajiimori - Fri Jul 16, 2004 3:59 am
Yes, if you figure that one out, let me know. :)
#23614 - Abscissa - Fri Jul 16, 2004 6:26 am
| rusty wrote: |
| Now if only Dev Studio could understand gcc errors and warning :p |
Do you mean MS Visual Studio? If you're using version 6, check out VCMake over here: http://www.gbadev.org/tools.php?section=misc I've been using it and it works pretty nicely.
#23653 - wintermute - Sat Jul 17, 2004 5:08 am
| Abscissa wrote: |
| rusty wrote: | | Now if only Dev Studio could understand gcc errors and warning :p |
Do you mean MS Visual Studio? If you're using version 6, check out VCMake over here: http://www.gbadev.org/tools.php?section=misc I've been using it and it works pretty nicely. |
And if you use devkitARM you get MSVC compatible errors anyway, negating the need for extra tools to sort it out.