On Wed, 8 Nov 2006, Robert Trybis wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Peter hit the nail on the head, it's the Windows PATH variable.
> The cygwin installation does not set an environment variable to allow
> python to be found. Also all the stuff that accumulates in the PATH
> environment variable can confuse things, though I don't think the length
> is important.
>
> As Peter suggested the solution is not to use the default environment
> PATH but to make a clean PATH variable with the minimum information
> required for the build.
>
> You can do this in your command window with;
> > PATH=C:\windows\system32\;C:\cygwin\bin\;
> > C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\Bin\VCVARS32.BAT
>
> You need the path to C:\windows\system32\ or the build will give errors
> about XCOPY and possibly other things not being found. The path to
> C:\cygwin\bin\ finds python avoiding the error "ENV: PYTHON: No such
> file or directory" error. The batch file adds the paths required by
> Microsoft Visual Studio 6.
>
> The resulting path is;
>
> PATH=C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~4\Common\msdev98\BIN;C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~4\VC98\B
> IN;C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~4\Common\TOOLS\WINNT;C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~4\Common\T
> OOLS;C:\windows\system32\;C:\cygwin\bin\;
>
> Another step forward :-)
That is a Good Thing(tm)
> Can anybody tell me how to undo everything that has been done by
> Nmake -f Makefile.nmake all
> ?
>
Go back to the beginning, like so
nmake -f Makefile.nmake distclean
then build again
nmake -f Makefile.nmake all
> I have had several partial builds each with errors before getting an
> exe.
> I would like to start from scratch and run right through with a clean
> build.
> The exe I have presently got generates an error about a dll not being
> found, but I'll raise that in another thread.
>
> Thanks for the help
> RT
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter
> Johansson
> Sent: 07 November 2006 16:35
> To: Developer support list for Wireshark
> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Release 00.99.4 missing file?
>
> I remember having problems like this once when my PATH environment
> variable got to long when going through the build process.
> Try to use an additional setup of the PATH variable (in conjunction with
>
> what is setup using vcvars32.bat) that is less extensive but supports
> the build environment.
>
> Regards, Peter
