Builds on Mac Parallels with Visual Studio

[TimStone]

I realize this is a very specific situation but perhaps someone else has the answer.

I have built my application using FWH 17.xx, Harbour, and Visual Studio Community 2017. I use the following bat file to set the variables and call the nmake program.

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@set oldpath=%path%
@set oldinclude=%include%
@set oldlib=%lib%
@set oldlibpath=%libpath%

if exist "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" call "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x86
if exist "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" call "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x86
cd c:\projects\mls2015\source\
c:\"Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio"\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.11.25503\bin\HostX86\x86\nmake -fASW32.mak

@set path=%oldpath%
@set include=%oldinclude%
@set lib=%oldlib%
@set libpath=%oldlibpath%
@set oldpath=""
@set oldinclude=""
@set oldlib=
@set oldlibpath=
 

On the windows machine, I had not updated the call to vcvarsall.bat and it was still pointing to the 2015 files. It has been corrected here. The reason for the cd command was that after running the .bat it ended up in another directory.

What is interesting is when I build the app in Visual Studio IDE, it all works fine. However, something in the vcvarsall.bat that is called must be creating a path problem. It errors out saying it doesn't know how to make the file (asw32.mak ).

So if anyone else is using an Apple Mac with Parallels and this type of build, and has overcome this problem ( or perhaps the same problem arose on a Windows machine with 2017 ), your assistance is greatly appreciated.

[cnavarro]

I've seen on two different computers that Visual Studio 2017 is sometimes installed in the folder %ProgramFiles% and sometimes in the folder %ProgramFiles(x86)%

Please copy this line to clipboard and paste in console window and execute

call "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x86

If this command is executed successfully, then this line is incorrect

c:\"Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio"\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.11.25503\bin\HostX86\x86\nmake -fASW32.mak

[TimStone]

Even though it is 64 bit visual studio, it gets installed in <x86>

HOWEVER, I did take out the first IF exists line ( the file did not exist in that location so it should have been skipped ), and now all is running and building fine.
Thank you.

[cnavarro]

Not always

[TimStone]

Interesting ... maybe I missed a prompt. It's in and working ... so I will leave it alone.

[Antonio Linares]

Tim,

Why don't you use Bootcamp ?

I have been using it for years

[TimStone]

Tim,

Why don't you use Bootcamp ?

I have been using it for years

Because I want to use Windows and Mac programs at the same time. I can do this using Coherence Mode and it works well. To be honest, I was using multiple devices, and this allows me to condense them ... since the iMac allows me to have iMessage and my phone connected through the computer. That is why I want to run these things in iOS w/ Parallels.



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[Antonio Linares]

very good reason