dwt-win linking problem

[torhu]

Rakan Alhneiti wrote:
> torhu wrote:
>> Rakan Alhneiti wrote:
>>> torhu wrote:
>>>> Rakan Alhneiti wrote:
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> would anyone know the reason behind dwt-win not linking when it's 
>>>>> built using dsss
>>>>> what i get is this:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> C:\d\dwt-win>Microsoft (R) Library Manager Version 5.12.8078
>>>>> Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1992-1998. All rights reserved.
>>>>>
>>>>> LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file "link.rf"
>>>>
>>>> Looks like you have the MS tools in your path before the digitalmars 
>>>> ones.
>>> Hello torhu,
>>> i added the all D's directories paths like dsss before the tools but 
>>> still get the same error.
>>> I checked dsss and re-installed also but i am getting the same problem
>>>
>>> here is my PATH
>>> C:\d\bin;C:\d\dsss\bin;C:\d\dwt-win\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual 
>>> Studio\Common\Tools\WinNT;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual 
>>> Studio\Common\MSDev98\Bin;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual 
>>> Studio\Common\Tools;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\bin;
>> 
>> Then there's probably no lib.exe in c:\d\bin.  Or dsss is autodetecting 
>> and and making a mistake.
> I have checked, c:\d\bin does contain lib.exe
> If dsss is auto-detecting and making a mistake then it is a mistake the 
> dwt installation files or dsss files because i have followed the exact 
> instructions for windows installation in DWT's wiki.
> Is there a fix?

Most likely, that's not the path you're really using.  Try setting the 
path to just 'C:\d\bin;C:\d\dsss\bin' and building again.  And verify 
that c:\d\bin\lib.exe is really digital mars lib.exe, not MS.

If you're familiar with tools like Process Explorer or Process Monitor 
(freely available at sysinternals.com), you can easily see which lib.exe 
rebuild is executing.

Another way is to check dsss/rebuild's source code to see how lib.exe is 
found.