Complie / cmd

DDAZZA · 06-10-2007, 03:17 AM

im not sure if this should be under C++ but its not really C++

i have Visual C++ Express

If i wrote some code a txt file and saved it as test.cpp for example

how could i compile it though the console?

**CornedBee** · 06-10-2007, 05:38 AM

You would call cl.exe from VC++'s bin directory. In addition, you should set some environment variables. The bin directory should also contain a batch file that sets these variables.

You made the right choice of forum. Questions about the usage of a particular compiler belong to tech.

DDAZZA · 06-10-2007, 06:34 AM

sorry,
can u tell me how i would complie a file on my desktop

**CornedBee** · 06-10-2007, 06:41 AM

You would open a console, navigate to your desktop folder (typically C:\Documents and Settings\username\Desktop), and follow the steps above.

DDAZZA · 06-10-2007, 08:14 AM

ahh i found it

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\bin

its cl.exe

BUT

"This application has failed to start because mspdb80.dll was not found re-installing the application may fix this problem"

i gues i need to reinstall

**CornedBee** · 06-10-2007, 10:42 AM

How did you call it?

Is there a vcvars32.bat (or similar) in this bin directory, too? If so, try calling that before cl.exe.

DDAZZA · 06-10-2007, 01:39 PM

via the console

ye there is a vcvars32.bat

when i run that first

the console returns

Code:

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

what is the option and is the filename the path of the C/CPP file?

**CornedBee** · 06-10-2007, 02:05 PM

Option can be many things. Pass /help and you should get a list.

And yes, filename is the path of the code file.

DDAZZA · 06-11-2007, 12:31 PM

OMG there is a lot of options

ok i think im getting the syntax wrong

im putting

Code:

cl C:/documents and settings/me/desktop/test.cpp

i get the error:
unreconised source file

because documents and settings needs the spaces replacing what do i replace them with ?

MacGyver · 06-11-2007, 12:32 PM

Put quotes around the path and filename.

DDAZZA · 06-11-2007, 12:42 PM

ok ty

i now get the error:

Code:

Cannot open file test.obj: permission denied

erm im new to programming

do i need to make a test.obj file wat is it?
do i need to compile with an option to exclude the test.obj file?

**CornedBee** · 06-11-2007, 02:19 PM

The .obj file is an intermediate file the compiler generates. The error means that whatever directory it tries to create it in (the VC++ bin directory, I would guess), it doesn't have write access there.

The solution is to change the working directory to where your source files are and call the compiler from there. If you've run vcvars32.bat, it should be in the PATH so "cl" should work everywhere.

vart · 06-11-2007, 09:42 PM

And why so many trouble just to not compile in the IDE?.. Just curios.

06-10-2007, 03:17 AM	#1
DDAZZA Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK Posts: 22	Complie / cmd im not sure if this should be under C++ but its not really C++ i have Visual C++ Express If i wrote some code a txt file and saved it as test.cpp for example how could i compile it though the console?
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06-10-2007, 05:38 AM	#2
CornedBee Cat without Hat Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 8,492	You would call cl.exe from VC++'s bin directory. In addition, you should set some environment variables. The bin directory should also contain a batch file that sets these variables. You made the right choice of forum. Questions about the usage of a particular compiler belong to tech. __________________ All the buzzt! CornedBee "There is not now, nor has there ever been, nor will there ever be, any programming language in which it is the least bit difficult to write bad code." - Flon's Law
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06-10-2007, 06:34 AM	#3
DDAZZA Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK Posts: 22	sorry, can u tell me how i would complie a file on my desktop
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06-10-2007, 06:41 AM	#4
CornedBee Cat without Hat Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 8,492	You would open a console, navigate to your desktop folder (typically C:\Documents and Settings\username\Desktop), and follow the steps above. __________________ All the buzzt! CornedBee "There is not now, nor has there ever been, nor will there ever be, any programming language in which it is the least bit difficult to write bad code." - Flon's Law
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06-10-2007, 08:14 AM	#5
DDAZZA Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK Posts: 22	ahh i found it C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\bin its cl.exe BUT "This application has failed to start because mspdb80.dll was not found re-installing the application may fix this problem" i gues i need to reinstall Last edited by DDAZZA; 06-10-2007 at 08:21 AM. Reason: added exe location
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06-10-2007, 10:42 AM	#6
CornedBee Cat without Hat Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 8,492	How did you call it? Is there a vcvars32.bat (or similar) in this bin directory, too? If so, try calling that before cl.exe. __________________ All the buzzt! CornedBee "There is not now, nor has there ever been, nor will there ever be, any programming language in which it is the least bit difficult to write bad code." - Flon's Law
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06-10-2007, 01:39 PM	#7
DDAZZA Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK Posts: 22	via the console ye there is a vcvars32.bat when i run that first the console returns Code: usage: cl [option...] filename...[\link linkoption...] what is the option and is the filename the path of the C/CPP file?
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06-10-2007, 02:05 PM	#8
CornedBee Cat without Hat Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 8,492	Option can be many things. Pass /help and you should get a list. And yes, filename is the path of the code file. __________________ All the buzzt! CornedBee "There is not now, nor has there ever been, nor will there ever be, any programming language in which it is the least bit difficult to write bad code." - Flon's Law
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06-11-2007, 12:31 PM	#9
DDAZZA Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK Posts: 22	OMG there is a lot of options ok i think im getting the syntax wrong im putting Code: cl C:/documents and settings/me/desktop/test.cpp i get the error: unreconised source file because documents and settings needs the spaces replacing what do i replace them with ?
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06-11-2007, 12:32 PM	#10
MacGyver Deathray Engineer Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,211	Put quotes around the path and filename. __________________
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06-11-2007, 12:42 PM	#11
DDAZZA Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK Posts: 22	ok ty i now get the error: Code: Cannot open file test.obj: permission denied erm im new to programming do i need to make a test.obj file wat is it? do i need to compile with an option to exclude the test.obj file?
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06-11-2007, 02:19 PM	#12
CornedBee Cat without Hat Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 8,492	The .obj file is an intermediate file the compiler generates. The error means that whatever directory it tries to create it in (the VC++ bin directory, I would guess), it doesn't have write access there. The solution is to change the working directory to where your source files are and call the compiler from there. If you've run vcvars32.bat, it should be in the PATH so "cl" should work everywhere. __________________ All the buzzt! CornedBee "There is not now, nor has there ever been, nor will there ever be, any programming language in which it is the least bit difficult to write bad code." - Flon's Law
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06-11-2007, 09:42 PM	#13
vart CSharpener Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 5,334	And why so many trouble just to not compile in the IDE?.. Just curios. __________________ If I have eight hours for cutting wood, I spend six sharpening my axe.
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