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A commands block is specified on the first line following a
dependency line or inference rule:
targets : [dependents]
[commands]
.fromext.toext:
commands
The commands block lists the commands to run if the dependency is
out-of-date. You can specify any command or program that can be
executed from a DOS command line (with a few exceptions, such as
PATH). Multiple commands can appear in a commands block, each on
its own line.
See: ◄Command Syntax►
◄Description Blocks►
◄Inference Rules►
Command modifiers provide extra control over the commands.
See: ◄Command Modifiers►
NMAKE stops execution if it executes a command or program that
encounters an error and returns a nonzero exit code.
See: ◄Exit Codes from Commands►
You can use a special syntax in commands to represent components
of the name of the first dependent file.
See: ◄Filename-Parts Syntax►
You can create an inline file in a command. You can use an inline
file in commands in the same way as any filename.
See: ◄Inline Files►
NMAKE displays each command line before it executes it, unless you
specify one of the following:
◄!CMDSWITCHES Directive►
◄At-Sign (@) Modifier►
◄.SILENT Directive►
◄/S Option►
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