Name
Nmake.exe — Program Maintenance Utility
Synopsis
nmake [options] [macro=value...] [targets]
Description
Common utility that scripts building of multiple components and source
files and tracks rebuild dependency information. If a target is not specified,
Nmake looks for a target called all.
Options
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/@file Specifies a response file containing arguments to
nmake.-
/?,/help Displays usage information and exits.
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/a Build all targets, even if they are up-to-date.
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/b Builds if timestamps are equal.
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/c Suppresses output messages.
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/d Displays build information.
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/e Overrides environment variable macros.
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/fmakefile Specifies a makefile. The default is
Makefilein the current directory.-
/i Ignores command exit codes. Continues building even if an error occurs in an external program, such as a compiler.
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/k If an error occurs while building a target,
/kcausesnmaketo continue building other targets.-
/n Displays commands, but does not actually execute them.
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/nologo Suppresses display of the banner and copyright messages.
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/p Displays
nmakesettings and information about the current makefile.-
/q Checks time stamps, but does not perform the build.
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/r Ignores predefined rules. (Compare the output of
nmake/pqto the output ofnmake/p).-
/s Suppresses display of commands as they are executed.
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/t Changes timestamps, but does not perform the build
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/u Dumps inline files.
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/y Disables batch mode.
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/xfile Sends all standard error messages to
file.
See Also
Managing Projects with make, by Andrew Oram and ...