Why does command line cl fail?

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I am attempting to utilize Visual Studio compiler via Tools :: Command Line :: Developer Command Prompt. The compiler is invoked via cl.exe w/ aguments directly copied from Visual Studio Project Properties :: C++ dialog box all shown below. Please note the "Command line warning"s in particular D9024 Apparently the double quotes around the /I option argument path are not sufficient though this is difficult to believe. I seek advice on how to solve or proceed otherwise. Thank You Kindly

cl.exe /JMC /permissive- /ifcOutput "x64\Debug\" /GS /W3 /Zc:wchar_t /I"C:\Program Files (x86)\Visual Leak Detector\include" /ZI /Gm- /Od /sdl /Fd"x64\Debug\vc143.pdb" /Zc:inline /fp:precise /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_UNICODE" /D "UNICODE" /errorReport:prompt /WX- /Zc:forScope /RTC1 /std:c17 /Gd /MDd /std:c++20 /FC /Fa"x64\Debug\" /EHsc /nologo /Fo"x64\Debug\" /Fp"x64\Debug\IOWIU.pch" /diagnostics:column /c main.cpp
cl : Command line warning D9007 : '/JMC' requires '/Zi, /ZI or /Z7'; option ignored
cl : Command line warning D9024 : unrecognized source file type 'Files', object file assumed
cl : Command line warning D9024 : unrecognized source file type '(x86)\Visual', object file assumed
cl : Command line warning D9024 : unrecognized source file type 'Leak', object file assumed
cl : Command line warning D9024 : unrecognized source file type 'Detector\include /ZI /Gm- /Od /sdl /Fdx64\Debug\vc143.pdb /Zc:inline /fp:precise /D _DEBUG /D _CONSOLE /D _UNICODE /D UNICODE /errorReport:prompt /WX- /Zc:forScope /RTC1 /std:c17 /Gd /MDd /std:c++20 /FC /Fax64\Debug"', object file assumed
LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'Files.obj'

What I have tried:

Reviewed all relevant Microsoft documentation re/ /I compiler option.

Posted 2-Dec-22 5:07am

BernardIE5317

Updated 2-Dec-22 5:31am

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Richard MacCutchan 2-Dec-22 11:23am

There is nothing obviously wrong with what you have shown above. Did you type this in at the prompt, or use some other method to run it?

BernardIE5317 2-Dec-22 11:36am

I typed cl.exe then pasted the long list of options then typed the final /c option then typed main.cpp then hit [Enter]. Further if a command file is utilized containing all the same above options and invoked as per cl @cl_cmd.txt the result is identical.

Richard MacCutchan 2-Dec-22 11:37am

See below.

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Richard MacCutchan · Accepted Answer · 2022-12-02T05:31:00

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I just tried this and it seems that the problem is the backslash characters in "x64\Debug\". When I changed it to "x64/Debug/" it worked OK. I was not aware that backslash changed the value of " in the command window. You should also check any other quoted strings ending in \".

See the explanation at Quotes, Escape Characters, Delimiters - Windows CMD - SS64.com[^].

Posted 2-Dec-22 5:31am

Richard MacCutchan

Updated 2-Dec-22 5:36am

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BernardIE5317 2-Dec-22 12:01pm

Thanks a million

Richard MacCutchan 2-Dec-22 12:07pm

Happy to help, and I learned something new today.

Dave Kreskowiak 2-Dec-22 15:01pm

Nice catch