dmd accepts switches in the /switch format. This turns out
to be a problem when / is used as a path separator instead
of \. Suddenly dmd (or is it the linker?) thinks the file after
the / is a switch and fails. And doing "foo/src.d" don't help.

Lars Ivar Igesund

"Lars Ivar Igesund" <larsivi@stud.ntnu.no> wrote in message news:bo7ssu$15r3$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> dmd accepts switches in the /switch format.

It shouldn't, and checking the code (mars.c) it doesn't.

> This turns out
> to be a problem when / is used as a path separator instead
> of \. Suddenly dmd (or is it the linker?) thinks the file after
> the / is a switch and fails. And doing "foo/src.d" don't help.

What is the command line you're using?

"Walter" <walter@digitalmars.com> wrote in message news:bo8us9$2mpj$1@digitaldaemon.com...
>
> "Lars Ivar Igesund" <larsivi@stud.ntnu.no> wrote in message news:bo7ssu$15r3$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> > dmd accepts switches in the /switch format.
>
> It shouldn't, and checking the code (mars.c) it doesn't.
>
> > This turns out
> > to be a problem when / is used as a path separator instead
> > of \. Suddenly dmd (or is it the linker?) thinks the file after
> > the / is a switch and fails. And doing "foo/src.d" don't help.
>
> What is the command line you're using?
>

The setting is a subdirectory foo with a source file ddepcheck.d

Using
> dmd foo/ddepcheck.d
results in this:

C:\projects\code>dmd foo/ddepcheck.d
C:\dmd\bin\..\..\dm\bin\link.exe foo/ddepcheck,,,user32+kernel32/noi;
OPTLINK (R) for Win32  Release 7.50B1
Copyright (C) Digital Mars 1989 - 2001  All Rights Reserved

OPTLINK : Warning 9: Unknown Option : DDEPCHECK
foo.obj
 Error 2: File Not Found foo.obj
--- errorlevel 1

Lars Ivar Igesund

"Lars Ivar Igesund" <larsivi@stud.ntnu.no> wrote in message news:boab4o$1k4o$1@digitaldaemon.com...
>
> "Walter" <walter@digitalmars.com> wrote in message news:bo8us9$2mpj$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> >
> > "Lars Ivar Igesund" <larsivi@stud.ntnu.no> wrote in message news:bo7ssu$15r3$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> > > dmd accepts switches in the /switch format.
> >
> > It shouldn't, and checking the code (mars.c) it doesn't.
> >
> > > This turns out
> > > to be a problem when / is used as a path separator instead
> > > of \. Suddenly dmd (or is it the linker?) thinks the file after
> > > the / is a switch and fails. And doing "foo/src.d" don't help.
> >
> > What is the command line you're using?
> >
>
> The setting is a subdirectory foo with a source file ddepcheck.d
>
> Using
> > dmd foo/ddepcheck.d
> results in this:
>
> C:\projects\code>dmd foo/ddepcheck.d
> C:\dmd\bin\..\..\dm\bin\link.exe foo/ddepcheck,,,user32+kernel32/noi;
> OPTLINK (R) for Win32  Release 7.50B1
> Copyright (C) Digital Mars 1989 - 2001  All Rights Reserved
>
> OPTLINK : Warning 9: Unknown Option : DDEPCHECK
> foo.obj
>  Error 2: File Not Found foo.obj
> --- errorlevel 1

I see now. Use \ for path separators under Windows, and it should be fine.