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nmake — The Microsoft Program Maintenance Utility for building projects based on commands in a makefile. Mor

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Problem

How to use the nmake command: The Microsoft Program Maintenance Utility for building projects based on commands in a makefile. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/cpp/build/reference/nmake-reference>.

Solution

nmake — The Microsoft Program Maintenance Utility for building projects based on commands in a makefile. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/cpp/build/reference/nmake-reference>.

Build targets using the default makefile in the current directory:

nmake

Build targets using a specific makefile:

nmake /F {{path\to\makefile}}

Build a specific target:

nmake {{target}}

Display commands without executing them:

nmake /N

Display all macro definitions and target descriptions:

nmake /P

Continue building unrelated targets on error:

nmake /K

Build and ignore timestamp checks (force rebuild):

nmake /A

Suppress copyright message:

nmake /NOLOGO

Code Snippets

Build targets using the default makefile in the current directory

nmake

Build targets using a specific makefile

nmake /F {{path\to\makefile}}

Build a specific target

nmake {{target}}

Display commands without executing them

nmake /N

Display all macro definitions and target descriptions

nmake /P

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