visual studio compiler how to specify the include path to build cpp

c++ visual-studio-2012 cl.exe
a1s2d3f4 picture a1s2d3f4 · Jul 14, 2015 · Viewed 10.3k times · Source

I am using a batch file to try to build my cpp program using Visual Studio's cl.exe. This is what it contains:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC\bin\cl.exe" /I "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC\include\" "%1" /Fe "%1.exe"

I want to the compiler to include iostream from the include folder and build my .cpp (%1) as %1.exe.

Instead, I get:

Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 17.00.60610.1 for x86 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

cl : Command line error D8003 : missing source filename

What am I doing wrong?

Win8.1 x64

Answer

a1s2d3f4 picture a1s2d3f4 · Jul 14, 2015

Answer:

-Get rid of the backslash at the end of the include path (......\include")

-Do not surround %1 with quotes

-no space between /Fe and "

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