Specifications

NMAKE Messages Page 7 of 12
NMAKE Fatal Error U1063
missing macro name before ’=’
A macro definition on the NMAKE command line contained an equal sign (=) without a preceding
name. This error can occur if the macro name being defined is itself a macro that expands to nothing.
NMAKE Fatal Error U1064
MAKEFILE not found and no target specified
The NMAKE command line did not specify a makefile or a target, and the current directory did not
contain a file named MAKEFILE. NMAKE requires either a makefile or a command-line target (or
both). To make a makefile available to NMAKE, either specify the /F option or place a file named
MAKEFILE in the current directory. NMAKE can create a command-line target by using an inference
rule if a makefile is not provided.
NMAKE Fatal Error U1065
invalid option ’option’
The specified option is not a valid option for NMAKE.
NMAKE Fatal Error U1069
no match found for wildcard ’filename’
There is no file that matches the given filename, which was specified using one or more wildcards (*
and ?). A target file that is specified using a wildcard must exist on disk.
NMAKE Fatal Error U1070
cycle in macro definition ’macroname’
The given macro definition contained a macro whose definition contained the given macro. Circular
macro definitions are invalid. For example, the following macro definitions:
ONE=$(TWO)
TWO=$(ONE)
causes the following error:
cycle in macro definition ’TWO’
NMAKE Fatal Error U1071
cycle in dependency tree for target ’targetname’
A circular dependency exists in the dependency tree for the given target. The given target is a
dependent of one of the dependents of the given target. Circular dependencies are invalid.
NMAKE Fatal Error U1072
cycle in include files : ’filename’
The given file includes a file that eventually includes the given file. Inclusions (using the !INCLUDE
preprocessing directive) cannot be circular.
NMAKE Fatal Error U1073
don’t know how to make ’targetname’
The specified target does not exist, and there is no command to execute or inference rule to apply.
One of the following may be a solution: