Preprocessor output with build.exe

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Can someone please help me with finding out how might I view the preprocessor output with build.exe?
I am looking for a way to pass /E to cl.exe.
I tried set USER_C_FLAGS=-E , but did not get the expected output (the object files were not generated but it did not print the preprocessor output to stdout as well.)

Thanks and regards,
Geeta

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Use /P which will write the output to a file. Neither /E or /P create
object files, you have to remove the option and run the build again.

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> Can someone please help me with finding out how might I view the
> preprocessor output with build.exe?
> I am looking for a way to pass /E to cl.exe.
> I tried set USER_C_FLAGS=-E , but did not get the expected output (the
> object files were not generated but it did not print the preprocessor
> output to stdout as well.)
>
> Thanks and regards,
> Geeta
>

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xxxxx@yahoo.com wrote:

Can someone please help me with finding out how might I view the preprocessor output with build.exe?
I am looking for a way to pass /E to cl.exe.
I tried set USER_C_FLAGS=-E , but did not get the expected output (the object files were not generated but it did not print the preprocessor output to stdout as well.)

Assuming you have xxx.c:

Quick method number one:
* set CL=/P
* build
* Read the file xxx.i file
* set CL=

Quick method number two:
* nmake xxx.pp

That last little hint was courtesy of Tanya Radeva at the DDC this week.

–
Tim Roberts, xxxxx@probo.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.

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Thank you!
nmake xxx.pp worked for me.

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Thanks a lot Tim - I’m very glad to see the information that we provided at DDC already in use!

When you generate a .pp file with the method number two make sure you run “nmake xxx.pp” from the same folder where your sources file resides.

-Tanya

-Tanya

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xxxxx@microsoft.com wrote:

Thanks a lot Tim - I’m very glad to see the information that we provided at DDC already in use!

See? We WERE paying attention! We weren’t just there for the free food…

–
Tim Roberts, xxxxx@probo.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.