#on hold: export PLATFORM_DIR="$(short_path "$PROGRAMFILES/Microsoft SDKs/Windows/v7.0A" | tr "A-Z" "a-z" | sed -e 's/^\(.*\)\/[^\/]*\/[^\/]*[\/]$/\1/' )"
##| sed -e 's/^\(.\):/\/\1/' )"
-export PLATFORM_DIR="c:\progra~2\micros~1\windows\v7.0a"
+ # guess at where we can find this damned directory in its short form.
+#hmmm: this is needed until there's a replacement for short path, or we can build again.
+ export PLATFORM_DIR="c:/progra~2/micros~1/windows/v7.0a"
+ if [ ! -d "$PLATFORM_DIR" ]; then
+ PLATFORM_DIR="c:/progra~1/micros~1/windows/v7.0a"
+ if [ ! -d "$PLATFORM_DIR" ]; then
+ PLATFORM_DIR="c:/progra~1/micros~2/windows/v7.0a"
+ if [ ! -d "$PLATFORM_DIR" ]; then
+ PLATFORM_DIR="c:/progra~2/micros~2/windows/v7.0a"
+ fi
+ fi
+ fi
+
+ if [ ! -d "$PLATFORM_DIR" ]; then
+ echo "*** Failure to calculate the platform directory based on several attempts using c:\\program files\\microsoft sdks\\windows\\v7.0a as the basic pattern"
+ fi
+
fi
export WindowsSdkDir="$PLATFORM_DIR"
# the redirection of stderr to null is to get around an obnoxious cygwin
# warning that seems to be erroneously complaining about backslashes.
- # convert all other relevant paths back to dos form, or visual studio barfs.
- #export BUILD_SCRIPTS_DIR=$(unix_to_dos_path $BUILD_SCRIPTS_DIR)
- #export BUILDING_HIERARCHY=$(unix_to_dos_path $BUILDING_HIERARCHY)
- #export BUILDER_DIR=$(unix_to_dos_path $BUILDER_DIR)
- #export BUILD_TOP=$(unix_to_dos_path $BUILD_TOP)
- #export PRODUCTION_DIR=$(unix_to_dos_path $PRODUCTION_DIR)
- #export LOGS_DIR=$(unix_to_dos_path $LOGS_DIR)
- #export TOOL_SOURCES=$(unix_to_dos_path $TOOL_SOURCES)
- #export BINARY_DIR=$(unix_to_dos_path $BINARY_DIR)
- #export TARGETS_DIR=$(unix_to_dos_path $TARGETS_DIR)
- #export INTERMEDIATE_EXE_DIR=$(unix_to_dos_path $INTERMEDIATE_EXE_DIR)
- #export WASTE_DIR=$(unix_to_dos_path $WASTE_DIR)
-
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echo "calculated variables for dos/windoze builds:"