/FC compiler switch apparently not working

/FC compiler switch apparently not working

• legoman26

  Jonathan Caves - MSFT wrote:

  The option /ZI - support edit and continue - also forces __FILE__ to expand to the full path-name. If you don't need E'n'C try compiling with /Zi instead of /ZI.

  Fantastic!

  Thank you :)

  
  

• memories_with_the_cup

  Without the /FC compile option, __FILE__ expands to the path to the source code file, relative from the project folder. If your file lives in another folder, you'll see something like "..\..\..\..\..\folder\folder\folder\filename.cpp". I doubt there is a workaround, other than moving the source file into the same folder as the project. __FILE__ will then expand to ".\filename.cpp".
  
  
  
  

• Scott Stubbs

  There is no /FS compiler switch. There is a /FC compiler option, that causes the compiler to display the full path of source code files passed to the compiler in diagnostics, including for the __FILE__ macro. If /FC is not specified, the names of the files are displayed, and not the absolute paths. So, I think you make a confusion here.
  
  

• jsin

  Sure...

  I'm using Visual C++ 2005 Express.

  Projects are simple console applications with Standard Windows Libraries. No ATL, and no CLR.

  Compiler options are set as follows:

  /Od /D "_WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_UNICODE" /D "UNICODE" /FD /EHsc /MDd /Gy /Za /Fo"Debug\\" /Fd"Debug\vc80.pdb" /W4 /nologo /c /ZI /TP /errorReport:prompt

  A sample of the code follows. When compiled, the output shows me the fully qualified path name of the file, regardless of having or not the FC switch set.

  #include <iostream>

  int main()

  {

      std::cerr << __FILE__ << std::endl;

      system("PAUSE");

      return 0;

  }

  
  

• cell-gfx

  The option /ZI - support edit and continue - also forces __FILE__ to expand to the full path-name. If you don't need E'n'C try compiling with /Zi instead of /ZI.
  
  

• Anderson dos Santos Pimentel

  Changed the thread name. I was distracted. Thank you :)

  However the problem persists. /FC seems to not be working.

  
  

• JohnsonInBeijing

  I haven't changed file locations from what VS sets as a default for each project. Also the output is a fully qualified file name. Not a relative path.

  The above code outputs:

  c:\documents and settings\mario figueiredo\my documents\visual studio 2005\projects\learning\learning\main.cpp

  
  

• Nick Piazza

  Can you provide us with an example I've tried several variations and they all work. Also which compiler are you using
  
  
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