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Firefox 3.6 build error on Windows VS2005 - C compiler cannot create executables

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I don't know too much about MSYS, but it seems as if MSYS and/or configure passes some weird options to the compiler. The compiler seems to interpret "c:/mozilla-build/msys/DTEST=2" as the source file type, which leads me to suspect that /T appears on the command line (see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/032xwy55.aspx).

Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 14.00.50727.762 for 80x86
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

cl : Command line warning D9035 : option 'o' has been deprecated and will be removed in a future release
cl : Command line warning D9024 : unrecognized source file type 'c:/mozilla-build/msys/DTEST=2', object file assumed
conftest.c
Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 8.00.50727.762
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

/out:DTEST=2.exe
/out:conftest.exe
c:/mozilla-build/msys/DTEST=2
conftest.obj
LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'c:/mozilla-build/msys/DTEST=2.obj'
configure: failed program was:

Can you run the configure-script with the -x option and extract the exact compiler command line?

JesperE 2009-12-14 15:15:05

I ran "configure -x" and get error that -x is an invalid option. I tried --x and get similar errors as above. So, possibly not doing what you suggested correctly.I noticed that if I just type in "cl" by itself in the shell that I get similar errors as I do above. It seems that "cl" is really another script file that is possibly calling the Microsoft C compiler with a response file option to pass other command line values.

Ron 2009-12-15 14:49:41

Sorry. What I meant was to run `sh -x ./configure`. This will pass -x to the shell executing the script which will make it display all the lines before executing them.

JesperE 2009-12-15 16:40:15

only the -o option compile option was passed. Again, the really strange thing is that I get the same above errors if I just run "cl" by itself in the shell command. I did a "where" on cl and it was the proper MSVC compiler. I did using the full path and get the same error. Same error except for any lines that have conftest.exe. But the lines that have DTEST are present. Very confusing, it is like a response file or other command line params are being inserted "magically" :) into the command. I tried "cl /?" and same errors. If I do from normal DOS prompt that works fine

Ron 2009-12-15 19:24:19

I think MSYS does do some command line mangling, yes. I know too little about MSYS to be able to help you there.

JesperE 2009-12-15 22:35:38

Thanks for your assistance

Ron 2009-12-15 23:58:10

Answer 2

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Im try to compile the the following file "TESTFILE.b". My file is in the path /home/santy/dir1/TESTFILE.b I'm compiling the file in following path by excuting the command as /home/santy/> jcompile dir1/TESTFILE.b

Below shows the error.

cl : Command line warning D9035 : option 'o' has been deprecated and will be removed in a future release TESTFILE.c link @D:\Users\MSANTH~1\AppData\Local\Temp\jbuild385 >D:\Users\MSANTH~1\AppData\Local\Temp\jbuild386 failed , command returned a code of 1181 LINK : warning LNK4044: unrecognized option '/DWIN32'; ignored LINK : warning LNK4044: unrecognized option '/MD'; ignored LINK : warning LNK4044: unrecognized option '/W3'; ignored LINK : warning LNK4044: unrecognized option '/GR'; ignored LINK : warning LNK4044: unrecognized option '/EHsc'; ignored LINK : warning LNK4044: unrecognized option '/GF'; ignored LINK : warning LNK4044: unrecognized option '/F5000000'; ignored LINK : warning LNK4044: unrecognized option '/D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE'; ignored LINK : warning LNK4044: unrecognized option '/D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE'; ignored LINK : warning LNK4044: unrecognized option '/D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64'; ignored LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'QA\TESTFILE.obj' jcompile: QA\TESTFILE.j deleted jcompile: QA\TESTFILE.c deleted jcompile: Returned an error code of 8

cl version:

usage: cl [ option... ] filename... [ /link linkoption... ]

Santhosh 2010-06-14 06:52:07

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