[webkit-help] Build errors while compiling WTF component

[Adam Roben]

On Jul 31, 2011, at 3:12 AM, Prashanth S wrote:

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> Hi ,
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> I have followed the steps installing the developer tools from webkit.org.I got pre-build event errors by running build-webkit where there is no clue wht the problems .Now I am building the component individually in Visual C++ .Now when compiling the WTF component ,I get the following errors.Can some help me with a solution.
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> 1>------ Build started: Project: JavaScriptCoreGenerated, Configuration: Debug_All Win32 ------
> 1>Performing Makefile project actions
> 1>The system cannot find the path specified.
> 1> touch "%ConfigurationBuildDir%\buildfailed"
> 1>'touch' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> 1>operable program or batch file.
> 1>NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'touch' : return code '0x1'
> 1>Stop.
> 1>Project : error PRJ0019: A tool returned an error code from "Performing Makefile project actions"
> 1>Project : warning PRJ0018 : The following environment variables were not found:
> 1>$(PRODUCTION)
> 1>Build log was saved at "file://E:\source\home\PRASHANTH\Webkit\WebKitBuild\Debug_All\obj\JavaScriptCoreGenerated\BuildLog.htm"
> 1>JavaScriptCoreGenerated - 2 error(s), 0 warning(s)
> ========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 1 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========
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This looks like the kind of error that might occur if you don't have Cygwin installed. Do you have Cygwin installed?

-Adam