Resolving file relative path based on solution platform( win32 or x64)

Question

I am using MS Visual Studio 2008 / VC++. MIDL tool generates two types of different files(e.g. *_c.c, *_s.c and *.h)
for x86 and x64 version compatible.
Based on my solution platform, I want to compile the corresponding MIDL generated .c file.
But, in .vcproj, we have to mention File's Relative Path for
compilation. How we can mention separate file path based on solution platform in .vcproj file or is there any other way to do?
We tried by using "$(PlatformName)" in Relative File Path, but "$(PlatformName)" is not getting resolved.
Please Help.

Answer 1

Hi Gauravkrs,

I move your thread to MSBuild forum, that would be a better place to submit your question and ask for a hand. Thanks for understanding.

Regards,

Damon

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Damon Zheng [MSFT]
MSDN Community Support | Feedback to us

Answer 2

If we set the Relative File Path variable to the appropriate relative path snippet, will it solved?

What was error message reported when complied?

Answer 3

Thanks for your reply.

If we set the actual relative path like,

RelativePath="..\CTest\Win32\abc_c.c" it works.

But, if we put path like

RelativePath="..\CTest\$(PlatformName)\abc_c.c" , it fails.

Please find the build log

Compiling...
abc_c.c
c1 : fatal error C1083: Cannot open source file: '..\CTest\$(PlatformName)\abc_c.c': No such file or directory

Please let me know if you need any more details.

Regards,

Gaurav

Answer 4

Are you sure that you set the PlatformName a value?

We can set it as:

  <PropertyGroup>
    <PlatformName>Win32</PlatformName>
  </PropertyGroup>

Will it work now?

Answer 5

Thanks for your reply.

We are using VS2008. Using Property Manager -> PropertySheet option in Visual Studio we created user macro for PlatformName.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="shift_jis"?>
<VisualStudioPropertySheet
 ProjectType="Visual C++"
 Version="8.00"
 Name="IDLSHEET"
 >
 <Tool
  Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
  AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
 />
 <UserMacro
  Name="IDLWIN32"
  Value="$(PlatformName)"
 />
</VisualStudioPropertySheet>

Since it is a macro, it is preprocessed and keeps the same value for different platforms while building diffrent builds like x64,win32. And this creates issue.

It seems <PropertyGroup> is used in VS2012. Please suggest.