Error Spawning Cl.exe Visual Studio 6
Unanswered Topics Wrox Programmer Forums > C# and C > C++ and Visual C++ > BOOK: Beginning Visual C++ 6 Error spawning cl.exe User Name Remember Me? Password Reminder Password Register Register | FAQ | Members List | Calendar | Today's Posts | Search BOOK: error spawning cl.exe in c++ Beginning Visual C++ 6 This is the forum to discuss the Wrox book Beginning Visual C++ error spawning cl exe vs2003 6 by Ivor Horton; ISBN: 9780764543883 Read more about Beginning Visual C++ 6 or buy the book from your favorite retailer Download the code for Beginning Visual C++ 6 Search Forums Show Threads Show Posts Advanced Search Find All Thanked Posts Go to Page... Welcome to the p2p.wrox.com Forums. You are currently viewing the BOOK: Beginning Visual C++ 6 section of the Wrox Programmer to Programmer discussions. This is a community of tens of thousands of software programmers and website developers including Wrox book authors and readers. As a guest, you can read any forum posting. By joining today you can post your own programming questions, respond to other developers’ questions, and eliminate the ads that are displayed to guests. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free . Thread Tools Display Modes #1 (permalink) February 10th, 2004, 05:11 AM TypX Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: , , France. Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Error spawning cl.exe Hello, When I try to compile my files, even the example files of visual C++, I receive this error message : Error spawning cl.exe What does that mean ? what can I do ? #2 (permalink) February 10th, 2004, 06:32 AM karthik79_mca Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: , , . Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Hello, I think this is useful to you. Check your path settings under Tools->Options->Directories. Make sure the paths listed for the executable is correct for where you have vcspawn.exe and CL.exe installed to. You can also attach the
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Disabled Detected You currently have javascript disabled. Several functions may not work. Please re-enable javascript to access full functionality. "Error Spawning cl.exe" in Visual C++ Enterprise http://www.compatdb.org/forums/topic/15476-error-spawning-clexe-in-visual-c-enterprise-6/ 6 Started by shassouneh, Oct 09 2001 05:22 AM Please log in to reply 6 replies to this topic #1 shassouneh shassouneh addict Members 672 posts Posted 09 October 2001 - 05:22 AM Hi All,I seem to keep getting this error regardless of what I try! Apparently, It seems that its a Visual C++ problem (the actual program itself). I error spawning tried removing Visual C++ and re-installing it MULTIPLE TIMES to no use. I'm running a FRESH INSTALLATION of windows 2000 pro.Someone please help. THIS IS URGENT! Back to top Report #2 shassouneh shassouneh addict Members 672 posts Posted 09 October 2001 - 05:40 AM OK,1.) Is there an easy way to find out ALL related such directories / paths?2.) error spawning cl ADD them under "Administrator paths" or "system paths"? Back to top Report #3 shassouneh shassouneh addict Members 672 posts Posted 09 October 2001 - 05:55 AM Ok I seem to be thinking reeeeeeal slow today, so please bear with me. As we all know, visual studio installs on two main directories, a "sommon files" one, and a regualar "program files" one. In this casethese arec:\vstudioc:\microsoft visual studioSo i go into control panel->system->Advanced->Enviroment variablesTHEN WHAT? can i just add a new entry called say "Vstudio path stuff" with it pointing to c:\vstudio\*.* and c:\microsoft visual studio\*.* ???Please bear with me and give me small details that i can absorb as a college student, not a microsoft emplyee! lol. (kidding) Back to top Report #4 shassouneh shassouneh addict Members 672 posts Posted 09 October 2001 - 06:26 AM Ok, I just added all subdirs under c:\vstudio and c:\microsoft visual studio And my path now looks something like this:%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;c:\vstudio;c:\microsoft visual studio;c:\vstudio\IDE;c:\vstudio\graphics;c:\vstudio\MSDev98;c:\vstudio\setup;c:\vstudio\tools;c:\vstudio\wizards98;c:\microsoft visual studio\VB98;c:\microsoft visual studio\VC98It STILL insists on giving me that "error spawning cl.exe" BS! HEEEEEELP! Back to top Repor