Description: In \dm\bin\sc.ini, CFLAGS=fileName reads fileName as a seperate source file and compiles it.

How to replicate:

1. Set CFLAGS in sc.ini to CFLAGS="%@P%\cflags.ini"
2. Create test files cflags.ini and test.cpp.  See below.
3. dmc test.cpp

***** BEGIN cfiles.ini *****
"-DSHOW_MESSAGE"
***** END cfiles.ini *****

***** BEGIN test.cpp *****
#ifndef SHOW_MESSAGE
#   error SHOW_MESSAGE was not defined.
#endif
int main( void ) {return 0;}
***** END test.cpp *****

Expected results: The fileName used with CFLAGS should be opened and read for additional compiler switches.  The following is a working example of what was expected.  See \dm\html\ctg\sc.html#searches

1. Remove the CFLAGS line from sc.ini
2. dmc @"\dm\bin\cflags.ini" test.cpp


OS: XP w/ sp 2
Compiler: Digital Mars CD v 8.42, with cd843.zip

Apologia if this turns out to be user misunderstanding.

Actually, that's how it's supposed to work. CFLAGS is inserted into the command line and parsed exactly as if it was typed on the command line.

OK, I'm unclear on CFLAGS.  Fair enough.  BTW Walter, thank you for the clerification.

So, how would a user get the following command to work using sc.ini's CFLAGS?

dmc @"\dm\bin\cflags.ini" test.cpp

I have tried CFLAGS=@\dm\bin\cflags.ini
Which fails during scppn.exe as "command line error: no input file specified"

and CFLAGS=\dm\bin\cflags.ini
Doesn't work as I assumed.  I.e. It's pulling in scflags.ini as a source file to
be compiled.

I think my confusion originated with \dm\html\ctg\sc.html#searches
which states "If it is set, it behaves as if the first argument to DMC is
@CFLAGS."

An example of what I am tyrying to do can be seen at: http://www.digitalmars.com/drn-bin/wwwnews?c%2B%2B/4627

In article <d63p59$a8k$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Walter says...
>
>Actually, that's how it's supposed to work. CFLAGS is inserted into the command line and parsed exactly as if it was typed on the command line.

Thank you,

Marshall
MrMarshallMan at yahoo dot com

"Marshall" <Marshall_member@pathlink.com> wrote in message news:d6igfn$2655$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> OK, I'm unclear on CFLAGS.  Fair enough.  BTW Walter, thank you for the clerification.
>
> So, how would a user get the following command to work using sc.ini's
CFLAGS?
>
> dmc @"\dm\bin\cflags.ini" test.cpp
>
> I have tried CFLAGS=@\dm\bin\cflags.ini
> Which fails during scppn.exe as "command line error: no input file
specified"
>
> and CFLAGS=\dm\bin\cflags.ini
> Doesn't work as I assumed.  I.e. It's pulling in scflags.ini as a source
file to
> be compiled.
>
> I think my confusion originated with \dm\html\ctg\sc.html#searches
> which states "If it is set, it behaves as if the first argument to DMC is
> @CFLAGS."

It currently doesn't rescan the environment variable text for @ includes, which is the source of the difficulty you're having.