Microsoft KB Archive/86813

= FIX: Macros w/ Different Case Can't Be Assigned to Each Other =

Article ID: 86813

Article Last Modified on 10/23/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Program Maintenance Utility 1.2
 * Microsoft Program Maintenance Utility 1.2
 * Microsoft Program Maintenance Utility 1.2
 * Microsoft Program Maintenance Utility 1.2
 * Microsoft Program Maintenance Utility 1.4
 * Microsoft Program Maintenance Utility 1.4
 * Microsoft Program Maintenance Utility 1.4

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This article was previously published under Q86813



SYMPTOMS
NMAKE version 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, or 1.2 macros that are the same but have a different case cannot be assigned to one another. This kind of macro assignment results in nothing being assigned. For example, the sample makefile below displays

upper and

when the output should be as follow:

upper and lowercase



RESOLUTION
Even though NMAKE macros are case sensitive, this type of assignment is not successful. Two workarounds are:   Use a temporary MACRO to perform the assignment. For example, target= file.exe; TEMP = $(target) TARGET = $(TEMP) -or-

 Give each macro a unique name.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in NMAKE versions 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, and 1.2 for MS-DOS and versions 1.11, 1.12, and 1.13 for OS/2. This problem was corrected in NMAKE version 1.3.

Sample Makefile
target = lowercase TARGET = upper and $(target)

ALL:

@echo $(TARGET)

Additional query words: 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.20 buglist1.11 buglist1.12 buglist1.13 buglist1.20 fixlist1.30

Keywords: kbfix kb16bitonly KB86813

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