Created by Andrew Barfield (xtremesoftware@usa.net) on Wednesday, August 12, 1998 7:23:36 AM PDT Additional Details : A transcript of the MS_DOS build of NgLayout is as follows (the script encounters a need for unix_date and fails): ----------------------------------------------------------- [WINDOWS] C:\raptor_source\mozilla>dir/w/p Volume in drive C is Xtreme_Station_1 Volume Serial Number is ****-**** Directory of C:\raptor_source\mozilla [.] [..] [BASE] [CONFIG] [CVS] [DIST] [DOM] [GFX] [HTMLPA~1] [INCLUDE] [JPEG] [JS] [LAYOUT] [LIB] [MODULES] [NAV-JAVA] [NSPRPUB] [SUN-JAVA] [VIEW] [WEBSHELL] [WIDGET] [XPCOM] LEGAL LICENSE NGLAYOUT.MAK NGLAYOUT.MK TODAY.INC 5 file(s) 40,026 bytes 22 dir(s) 816,300,032 bytes free [WINDOWS] C:\raptor_source\mozilla>nmake /f nglayout.mak Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 1.62.7022 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1988-1997. All rights reserved. NMAKE : fatal error U1081: 'D:\DL\wintools\windows\bin\unix_date' : program not found Stop. [WINDOWS] C:\raptor_source\mozilla>NGLAYOUT_HELP!! Bad Command Or Filename

Is this still a problem with raptor? Reassigning to Sarah, for her Windows build input.

raptor code I know next to nothing about. I figure angus would probably make quicker work of this than I.

Actually, I think this is purely a naming issue. The program you download with all the tools (like rm, mv, etc.) is called "date.exe" not "Unix_Date.exe" -- simply renaming this file should solve the problem. Also, this problem does not preclude successfully building raptor. Reassigning to kipp - should we change the makefile or our windows build instructions? If the latter, reassign back to me and I'll update our mozilla.org site.

Pleae update the build instructions to indicate the need for this. We don't want to call it "date" because that collides with a builtin windows program called data that has completely different argument syntax.

Windows build instructions have been updated. http://www.mozilla.org/nglayout/winbuild.html

marked verified since builds have been working for a long time since this