compiling with masm in visual c++

[exorcist_bob]

How can I build .asm files in visual c++. I enabled masm through custom build rules but got the following message:

1>------ Build started: Project: Math_IntrisicFloat, Configuration: Release Win32 ------
1>Assembling...
1>'ml.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
1>operable program or batch file.
1>Project : error PRJ0019: A tool returned an error code from "Assembling..."
1>Math_IntrisicFloat - 1 error(s), 0 warning(s)
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 12 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

I would prefer if I could use MASM 9.0, though, not MASM 8.0 included with visual C++

Thanks,
exorcist_bob

[Shantanu Gadgil]

MASM 9.0? I think you mean "MASM32 v9.0", the assembly package!  :bg. It includes the MASM version 6.14.8444 (just checked that .8444 part now  :cheekygreen: :cheekygreen: )

MASM 8.0...so you would be using Visual C++ 2005 right?

Is there a MASM 9.0 out there? (I thought v8.0 is the last one officially released)

[hutch--]

Bob,

You should have ML.EXE in your BIN directory with any of the later versions of VC. If you own VC6 you get the processor pack. Nearly any version of ML.EXE is OK after 6.14 and for SSE2 6.15 and later.

If you wish to use the MASM32 project becase of its include files, libraries etc ... you may do better in the short term to build modules using it then linking them into your C/C++ software but I know that some of our members use the VC IDE and have set up the appropriate builds to use ML.EXE directly.