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Report #:  19271   Status: Closed
(Pulled) Project Group makefiles created with projects in different directories do not build at the command line. [ true in BCB6 + upd
Project:  C++Builder Build #:  4.0
Version:    4.0 Submitted By:   John Kaster
Report Type:  Basic functionality failure Date Reported:  11/30/1998 12:00:00 AM
Severity:    Commonly encountered problem Last Updated: 3/20/2012 2:24:39 AM
Platform:    All versions Internal Tracking #:   42274
Resolution: Retest (Resolution Comments) Resolved in Build: : 10.0.2320.28301
Duplicate of:  None
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Description
Project Group makefiles created with projects in different directories do not build at the command line.

[ true in BCB6 + upd4 ]
Steps to Reproduce:
1) in the projects directory, create directories "one" and "two"
2) run bcb,  File | Close All
3) View | Project Manager
4) click on "New" button in project manager
5) OK to choose Application
6) repeat steps #4 and #5
7) Highlight "ProjectGroup1" in the project manager and left mouse click to pull up the local menu - choose "Save Project Group As"
8) for "Unit1.cpp" save it in the "one" directory, same for project1.bpr
9)  for "Unit2.cpp" save it in the "two" directory, same for project2.bpr
10) save ProjectGroup1.bpg in the "projects" directory
11) File | Close All
12) at a DOS prompt, in the "projects" directory, type in "make -f projectgroup1.bpg".  There should be no errors and project1.exe and project2.exe should be built.
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