[Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Martin Angler wrote:

> Hi there,
>
>  
>
> I am a student of CompScience and I�m just trying to compile Ethereal 
> under Windows XP using MSVC++ 6. I�ve installed all the necessary 
> libraries, and I have modified the config.nmake file. Now, when I type 
> �nmake �f makefile.nmake� as suggested in the Readme.win32, I get the 
> error:
>
> > >Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility   Version 6.00.8168.0
>
> > >Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1988-1998. All rights reserved.
>
>  
>
> > >makefile.nmake(7) : fatal error U1052: file 'win32.mak' not found
>
> > >Stop.
>
>  
>
> Could you please help me how to proceed?

Are you running the "vcvars32.bat" script before you run nmake?  It sets 
up the various environment variables needed to run MSVC++ from the 
command line, including the path to win32.mak.  By default it's located 
in c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\bin.