Cannot configure -platform win32-msvc2008, no nmake.exe

[jacek]

Run vsvars.bat script (or whatever it's called) from the console to set up environment variables and try configuring Qt once more. That script should be in Visual Studio's bin directory.

[Jason Hamilton]

I think we're headed in the right direction here, thanks. However, I now get a different error message when I run configure, although it seems to be eminating from cl.exe. The message reads:

cl -c -Foproject.obj  -W3 -nologo -O2  -I. -Igenerators -Igenerators\unix -Igenerators\win32 -Igenerators\mac  -IC:\Libraries\Qt\include -IC:\Libraries\Qt\include\QtCore  -IC:\Libraries\Qt\include -IC:\Libraries\Qt\include\QtCore  -
IC:\Libraries\Qt\src\corelib\global  -IC:\Libraries\Qt\include\QtScript  -IC:\Libraries\Qt\mkspecs\win32-msvc2008   -DQT_NO_TEXTCODEC -DQT_NO_UNICODETABLES -DQT
_LITE_COMPONENT -DQT_NODLL -DQT_NO_STL  -DQT_NO_COMPRESS -DUNICODE -DHAVE_QCONFI
G_CPP -DQT_BUILD_QMAKE -DQT_NO_THREAD  -DQT_NO_QOBJECT -DQT_NO_GEOM_VARIANT -DQT
_NO_DATASTREAM -DQT_NO_PCRE -DQT_BOOTSTRAPPED   project.cpp
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin
\cl.EXE"' : return code '0xc0000135'
Stop.
Building qmake failed, return code 2

cl -c -Foproject.obj  -W3 -nologo -O2  -I. -Igenerators -Igenerators\unix -Igenerators\win32 -Igenerators\mac  -IC:\Libraries\Qt\include -IC:\Libraries\Qt\include\QtCore  -IC:\Libraries\Qt\include -IC:\Libraries\Qt\include\QtCore  -
IC:\Libraries\Qt\src\corelib\global  -IC:\Libraries\Qt\include\QtScript  -IC:\Libraries\Qt\mkspecs\win32-msvc2008   -DQT_NO_TEXTCODEC -DQT_NO_UNICODETABLES -DQT
_LITE_COMPONENT -DQT_NODLL -DQT_NO_STL  -DQT_NO_COMPRESS -DUNICODE -DHAVE_QCONFI
G_CPP -DQT_BUILD_QMAKE -DQT_NO_THREAD  -DQT_NO_QOBJECT -DQT_NO_GEOM_VARIANT -DQT
_NO_DATASTREAM -DQT_NO_PCRE -DQT_BOOTSTRAPPED   project.cpp
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin
\cl.EXE"' : return code '0xc0000135'
Stop.
Building qmake failed, return code 2

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Sorry to be so needy, but this stuff was working a few days ago, then I had to re-install my compiler and now I can't make anything work again.

Jason

[ChristianEhrlicher]

You still not used the correct config.
In your Start Menu Entry for MSVC 2008 you'll find something called 'MSVC 2008 Visual Studio Command Prompt' which sets all env vars correct. Compile Qt from this command prompt and all will work fine.