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I get the following error: NMAKE : fatal error U1065: invalid option '-'

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Question

I get the following error: NMAKE : fatal error U1065: invalid option '-'

Answer

Problem:
I get the following error when building any application within Rhapsody:
Building ------------ helloworld.exe ------------
Executing: "C:\Rhapsody\Share\etc\msmake.bat" helloworld.mak build
Setting environment for using Microsoft Visual C++ tools.
Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 6.00.8168.0
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1988-1998. All rights reserved.
NMAKE : fatal error U1065: invalid option '-'
Stop.
Build Done
 
Solution/Tip:
Run "set" at the command line and check to see if your environmental variable 'MAKEFLAGS' is being set. If this is
causing the problem, add the following line to the msmake.bat (before the nmake call):
 
set MAKEFLAGS=
1328AnswerProduct versionPartner ContentInternal ContentCategoryReference ID

[{"Product":{"code":"SSB2MU","label":"IBM Engineering Systems Design Rhapsody"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Component":"General Information","Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"Version Independent","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB59","label":"Sustainability Software"}}]

Historical Number

10335

Product Synonym

Rational Rhapsody

Document Information

Modified date:
27 May 2022

UID

swg21323645