+ # 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
+