Microsoft KB Archive/116439

= BUG: NMAKE Gives Incorrect Line Number for Include File Error =

Article ID: 116439

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2003

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This article was previously published under Q116439



SYMPTOMS
You can include files in an NMAKE makefile by using the !INCLUDE directive. However, if an error is found by NMAKE in an included file, an incorrect line number is reported by NMAKE.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug with NMAKE for MS-DOS, versions 1.0, 1.01, 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.2, 1.3, and 1.4, and NMAKE for OS/2, versions 1.01, 1.11, 1.12, and 1.21. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.



MORE INFORMATION
The sample code below for the two files, TEST.NMK and TEST1.NMK, can be used to illustrate this problem. Make sure these two files are in the same directory. The error message produced is:

TEST1.NMK(2) : fatal error U1001: syntax error : illegal character

'$' in macro

Sample Code
/* NMAKE options needed: /f test.nmk

TEST.NMK !include test1.nmk

TEST1.NMK -  test = $($(XXX))

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