Am issuing the command:

   dmc -I..\..\..\..\include -I"%MSSDK%\include" ..\sslogfix.cpp

and am receiving the response

  Fatal error: unable to open input file 'ShlWApi.h'
  --- errorlevel 1

This is becauses MSSDK (as it installs) is defined as "P:\SDKs\Microsoft SDK\." rather than the more sensible "P:\SDKs\Microsoft SDK", which means that "%MSSDK%\include" expands to "P:\SDKs\Microsoft SDK\.\include".

Alas, DMC++ is the only compiler I have access to that is unable to use
GetFullPathName() (or a similar mechanism) to deduce a canonical version and
operate correctly.

Any chance of a fix for this for 8.35? (For the moment I'm editing MSDDK's
environment settings.)

Matthew

"Matthew Wilson" <matthew@stlsoft.org> wrote in news:beoa30$cnn$1@digitaldaemon.com:

> Am issuing the command:
> 
>    dmc -I..\..\..\..\include -I"%MSSDK%\include" ..\sslogfix.cpp
> 
> and am receiving the response
> 
>   Fatal error: unable to open input file 'ShlWApi.h'
>   --- errorlevel 1
> 
> This is becauses MSSDK (as it installs) is defined as "P:\SDKs\Microsoft SDK\." rather than the more sensible "P:\SDKs\Microsoft SDK", which means that "%MSSDK%\include" expands to "P:\SDKs\Microsoft SDK\.\include".

I recall seeing a few posts at Mingw's mailing list from people having the same problem with the '.'!


> Alas, DMC++ is the only compiler I have access to that is unable to
> use GetFullPathName() (or a similar mechanism) to deduce a canonical
> version and operate correctly.
> 
> Any chance of a fix for this for 8.35? (For the moment I'm editing
> MSDDK's environment settings.)
> 
> Matthew

Why not just change the -I command to:
    -I"%MSSDK%include"
?

"Matthew Wilson" <matthew@stlsoft.org> wrote in message news:beoa30$cnn$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> Am issuing the command:
>
>    dmc -I..\..\..\..\include -I"%MSSDK%\include" ..\sslogfix.cpp
>
> and am receiving the response
>
>   Fatal error: unable to open input file 'ShlWApi.h'
>   --- errorlevel 1
>
> This is becauses MSSDK (as it installs) is defined as "P:\SDKs\Microsoft SDK\." rather than the more sensible "P:\SDKs\Microsoft SDK", which means that "%MSSDK%\include" expands to "P:\SDKs\Microsoft SDK\.\include".
>
> Alas, DMC++ is the only compiler I have access to that is unable to use
> GetFullPathName() (or a similar mechanism) to deduce a canonical version
and
> operate correctly.
>
> Any chance of a fix for this for 8.35? (For the moment I'm editing MSDDK's
> environment settings.)
>
> Matthew
>
>

That would be

 P:\SDKs\Microsoft SDK\.include

!

"Walter" <walter@digitalmars.com> wrote in message news:beq1ej$27ki$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> Why not just change the -I command to:
>     -I"%MSSDK%include"
> ?
>
> "Matthew Wilson" <matthew@stlsoft.org> wrote in message news:beoa30$cnn$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> > Am issuing the command:
> >
> >    dmc -I..\..\..\..\include -I"%MSSDK%\include" ..\sslogfix.cpp
> >
> > and am receiving the response
> >
> >   Fatal error: unable to open input file 'ShlWApi.h'
> >   --- errorlevel 1
> >
> > This is becauses MSSDK (as it installs) is defined as "P:\SDKs\Microsoft SDK\." rather than the more sensible "P:\SDKs\Microsoft SDK", which
means
> > that "%MSSDK%\include" expands to "P:\SDKs\Microsoft SDK\.\include".
> >
> > Alas, DMC++ is the only compiler I have access to that is unable to use
> > GetFullPathName() (or a similar mechanism) to deduce a canonical version
> and
> > operate correctly.
> >
> > Any chance of a fix for this for 8.35? (For the moment I'm editing
MSDDK's
> > environment settings.)
> >
> > Matthew
> >
> >
>
>

Sorry, I missed the '.'. Does that mean that any file lookup containing \.\ will fail?

"Matthew Wilson" <matthew@stlsoft.org> wrote in message news:beq2u2$2913$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> That would be
>
>  P:\SDKs\Microsoft SDK\.include
>
> !
>
> "Walter" <walter@digitalmars.com> wrote in message news:beq1ej$27ki$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> > Why not just change the -I command to:
> >     -I"%MSSDK%include"
> > ?
> >
> > "Matthew Wilson" <matthew@stlsoft.org> wrote in message news:beoa30$cnn$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> > > Am issuing the command:
> > >
> > >    dmc -I..\..\..\..\include -I"%MSSDK%\include" ..\sslogfix.cpp
> > >
> > > and am receiving the response
> > >
> > >   Fatal error: unable to open input file 'ShlWApi.h'
> > >   --- errorlevel 1
> > >
> > > This is becauses MSSDK (as it installs) is defined as
"P:\SDKs\Microsoft
> > > SDK\." rather than the more sensible "P:\SDKs\Microsoft SDK", which
> means
> > > that "%MSSDK%\include" expands to "P:\SDKs\Microsoft SDK\.\include".
> > >
> > > Alas, DMC++ is the only compiler I have access to that is unable to
use
> > > GetFullPathName() (or a similar mechanism) to deduce a canonical
version
> > and
> > > operate correctly.
> > >
> > > Any chance of a fix for this for 8.35? (For the moment I'm editing
> MSDDK's
> > > environment settings.)
> > >
> > > Matthew
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

I can't speak for "any", but in this case yes.

I don't know how you're implementing internally, but I know that GetFullPathName() will canonicalise such things

"Walter" <walter@digitalmars.com> wrote in message news:bes9uu$1bo1$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> Sorry, I missed the '.'. Does that mean that any file lookup containing
\.\
> will fail?
>
> "Matthew Wilson" <matthew@stlsoft.org> wrote in message news:beq2u2$2913$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> > That would be
> >
> >  P:\SDKs\Microsoft SDK\.include
> >
> > !
> >
> > "Walter" <walter@digitalmars.com> wrote in message news:beq1ej$27ki$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> > > Why not just change the -I command to:
> > >     -I"%MSSDK%include"
> > > ?
> > >
> > > "Matthew Wilson" <matthew@stlsoft.org> wrote in message news:beoa30$cnn$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> > > > Am issuing the command:
> > > >
> > > >    dmc -I..\..\..\..\include -I"%MSSDK%\include" ..\sslogfix.cpp
> > > >
> > > > and am receiving the response
> > > >
> > > >   Fatal error: unable to open input file 'ShlWApi.h'
> > > >   --- errorlevel 1
> > > >
> > > > This is becauses MSSDK (as it installs) is defined as
> "P:\SDKs\Microsoft
> > > > SDK\." rather than the more sensible "P:\SDKs\Microsoft SDK", which
> > means
> > > > that "%MSSDK%\include" expands to "P:\SDKs\Microsoft SDK\.\include".
> > > >
> > > > Alas, DMC++ is the only compiler I have access to that is unable to
> use
> > > > GetFullPathName() (or a similar mechanism) to deduce a canonical
> version
> > > and
> > > > operate correctly.
> > > >
> > > > Any chance of a fix for this for 8.35? (For the moment I'm editing
> > MSDDK's
> > > > environment settings.)
> > > >
> > > > Matthew
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>