Cannot Start Tool Error Spawning Vcspawn.exe
Forum Visual C++ & C++ Programming Visual C++ Bugs & Fixes Error spawning 'vcspawn.exe'. The build could not be performed. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register or Login before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Results 1 to 3 of 3 Thread: Error spawning 'vcspawn.exe'. The build could not be performed. Tweet Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page… Subscribe to this Thread… Display Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode October 18th, 2001,02:24 AM #1 Florin View Profile View Forum Posts Junior Member Join Date Mar 2000 Location Germany Posts 16 Error spawning 'vcspawn.exe'. The build could not be performed. Hi there, I didn't use my VC++ compiler for some time and today, when I need it, I get the following error: Cannot start tool. The operation completed successfully. Cannot start tool. Error spawning 'vcspawn.exe'. The build could not be performed. I work on a Windows 2000 Professional Platform (5.00.2195), Service Pack 2 and VC++ 6.0 Enterprise Edition. I've read about this bug on Microsoft's website about correcting the IDE environment, I did this, but it doesn't seem to work, I still have the same problem. I reinstalled last night the whole Visual Studio on my computer, but no change. Any help or suggestion would be highly appreciated! Thanks in advance! Florin Micle Reply With Quote October 18th, 2001,02:33 AM #2 Florin View Profile View Forum Posts Junior Member Join Date Mar 2000 Location Germany Posts 16 Re: Error spawning 'vcspawn.exe'. The build could not be performed. Hi, I was too fast, I haven't read the article til the end :-) I had to add (I don't know who or what deleted it...) the system environment variable ComSpec and then it ran again. http://support.microsoft.com/support.../Q236/0/92.ASP Florin Micle Reply With Quote March 14th, 2005,05:16 AM #3 stampe View Profile View Forum Posts Junior Member Join Date Mar 2005 Posts 1 Re: Error spawning 'vcspawn.exe'. The build could not be performed. Yes, that is exactly the cure: On Win2k: Control panel|System|Advanced|environmental variables|system variables|New Variable Name: ComSpec Variable Value: C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe Reply With Quote Quick Navigation Visual C++ Bugs & Fixes Top Site Areas Settings Private Messages Subscriptions Who's Online Search Forums Forums Home Forums Visual C++ & C++ Programming Visual C++ Programming Visual C++ FAQs C++ (Non Visual C++ Issues) C++ and WinAPI
installed by Visual Studio 6.0 Enterprise and located in the folder Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\MSDev98\Bin do? I get the following error message when trying to build a project in Visual Studio 6.0 Enterprise that worked just a few days ago. --------------------Configuration: jasrad - Win32 Debug-------------------- Cannot start tool. The operation completed successfully. Cannot start tool. Error spawning 'vcspawn.exe'. The build could not be performed. ---- I have tried to remove and reinstall Visual Studio 6.0 Enterprise Edition, with or without VS SP1 but it doesn't seem to help. I am running NT 4.0 Workstation, SP4. Thanks in advance! /Frederick Fri, 28 Sep 2001 03:00:00 GMT Tom Allebran#2 / 2 http://forums.codeguru.com/showthread.php?44028-Error-spawning-vcspawn-exe-The-build-could-not-be-performed HELP: What do "vcspawn.exe" do??? Quote: > What does the vcspawn.exe program installed by Visual Studio 6.0 Enterprise > and located in the folder > Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\MSDev98\Bin do? VcSpawn is a helper utility to provide glue between the GUI based Visual Studio and the Win32 console applications that it invokes. (Such as the C/C++ compiler, linker and/or any custom build tools you specify.) Quote:> --------------------Configuration: jasrad - Win32 Debug-------------------- > Cannot start http://computer-programming-forum.com/80-microsoft-visual-c-vc/05587065c2de3f5d.htm tool. > The operation completed successfully. > Cannot start tool. > Error spawning 'vcspawn.exe'. The build could not be performed. The last message is often misleading. Many times it does not indicate a failure of VcSpawn itself, but instead a failure of the things VcSpawn tried to do. Check the jasrad project for any pre-link, post-link, or custom build steps. My suspicion is that one of the steps is not working. Since you say that it worked before, you might check to see if your path has changed (meaning that a custom tool can no longer be found), or if a directory or file needed by a custom tool has been recently deleted. --- Tom TA Software Systems C{*filter*}tesville, VA, USA Sat, 29 Sep 2001 03:00:00 GMT Page 1 of 1 [ 2 post ] Relevant Pages 1. HELP - I need "conv3ds.exe" ( Direct3D ) 2. ""help with TSR"" 3. Doing the opposite of AxImp.exe..Possible? 4. How to show message:"*.exe is running" and "*.exe finished" in DOS 5. Buildin : "Error spawning 'vcspawn.exe'" 6. Resolution of the "Error executing vcspawn.exe" 7. Process.Start(".exe") 8. "not an exe" 9. Error msg "MSDEV.EXE - No Disk" 10. What causes "Error spawning cl.exe" 11. "error spawning cl.exe" 12. "Error spawning cl.exe" Powered by phpBB Forum Software
debug my application. But i couldn't compile, and also I am unable http://www.pcreview.co.uk/threads/vc-compilation-error.528874/ to build. I am getting the following error message while building http://www.realgeek.com/forums/vc-compilation-error-140106.html the files: ---------------------------------------------------------------- Cannot start tool. The system cannot find the file specified. The system cannot find the file specified. Error spawning 'vcspawn.exe'. The build could not be performed. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Help me to sort out the problem. Expecting an early reply, Hussain Guest, Oct cannot start 1, 2004 #1 Advertisements Emanuil ACHIM Guest > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Cannot start tool. > The system cannot find the file specified. > The system cannot find the file specified. > Error spawning 'vcspawn.exe'. The build could not be performed. > ---------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Hussain ! Take a look in MSDN to KB236092 - FIX: "Error Spawning 'vcspawn.exe'. The cannot start tool build could not be performed." and KB327146 - FIX: VCSpawn Fails During Build. Maybe you will find some reasons & fixies for your problem. Best Regards, Emanuil Emanuil ACHIM, Oct 4, 2004 #2 Advertisements KM Guest Hussain, How did you install the VC++? Did you register all the VC environmental variables? Did you make sure the compiler and linker path are in the Path var? Also, make sure you added "Null Device Driver" component to your image (Visibility=200 so be aware). Btw.. why do you need VC to debug locally? Why not use WinDbg? Or even VC to debug remotely over serial or 1394? That may be much easier and, btw, cleaner from debug point of view. Also, what are you trying to archive by debugging your app under XPe? If it is just a general app development (not XPe related which is usually the case if you satisfied all the app static and dynamic dependencies), you may be better off debugging the app on XP Pr
> Operating Systems > Windows XP > Windows XP Embedded > VC++ Compilation Error VC++ Compilation Error Posted: 10-01-2004, 07:23 AM Hussain Guest Posts: n/a Show Printable Version Email this Page Post Comment Hi All i have installed VC++ in XPE. Now i can able to debug my application. But i couldn't compile, and also I am unable to build. I am getting the following error message while building the files: ---------------------------------------------------------------- Cannot start tool. The system cannot find the file specified. The system cannot find the file specified. Error spawning 'vcspawn.exe'. The build could not be performed. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Help me to sort out the problem. Expecting an early reply, Hussain VC++ Compilation Error Responses to "VC++ Compilation Error" Hussain Emanuil ACHIM Guest Posts: n/a Re: VC++ Compilation Error Posted: 10-04-2004, 09:27 AM > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Cannot start tool. > The system cannot find the file specified. > The system cannot find the file specified. > Error spawning 'vcspawn.exe'. The build could not be performed. > ---------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Hussain ! Take a look in MSDN to KB236092 - FIX: "Error Spawning 'vcspawn.exe'. The build could not be performed." and KB327146 - FIX: VCSpawn Fails During Build. Maybe you will find some reasons & fixies for your problem. Best Regards, Emanuil Emanuil ACHIM KM Guest Posts: n/a Re: VC++ Compilation Error Posted: 10-05-2004, 07:24 PM Hussain, How did you install the VC++? Did you register all the VC environmental variables? Did you make sure the compiler and linker path are in the Path var? Also, make sure you added "Null Device Driver" component to your image (Visibility=200 so be aware). Btw.. why do you need VC to debug locally? Why not use WinDbg? Or even VC to debug remotely over serial or 1394? That may be much easier and, btw, cleaner from debug point of view. Also, what are you trying to archive by debugging your app under XPe? If it is just a general app development (not XPe related which is usually the case if you satisfied all the app static and dynamic dependencies), you may be better off debugging the app on XP Pro machine. -- Regards, KM, BSquare Corp. > Hi All > > i have installed VC++ in XPE. Now i can able to debug my > application. But i couldn't compile, and also I am unable to build. I am > getting the following error message while building the files: > -------------------------------------------------------------