Built-in terminal doesn't keep previously set variables

litterattus

2 posts

#23777

3 years, 3 months ago Edited by litterattus on December 29, 2020, 3:56pm Reason: Initial post

In my build.bat I have the following:

IF NOT DEFINED vcvars_set (
  call "D:\Program Files\Visual Studio Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars64.bat"
  set vcvars_set=1
)
REM whatever else...

However, whenever I build (even without closing the compilation panel), each time vcvars64.bat gets called.

If I manually call build.bat from an external shell like cmd, no such thing happens: vcvars64.bat is called only the first time.

mrmixer

Simon Anciaux

1341 posts

#23778

Built-in terminal doesn't keep previously set variables

3 years, 3 months ago

There is no build in terminal. When you call an external command/program, 4coder will use CreateProcess to execute the program, and when the program ends, it's environment (environment variable included) is freed.

A simple way to keep "vcvars" available is to call "vcvars64.bat" in a console (or batch script) and open 4coder from that console.

IF NOT DEFINED vcvars_set (
  call "D:\Program Files\Visual Studio Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars64.bat"
  set vcvars_set=1
)

Path\To\4coder\4ed.exe

litterattus

2 posts

#23779

Built-in terminal doesn't keep previously set variables

3 years, 3 months ago

I see, thanks for the info