Post-link commands fail with "Can't start process"

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Jackson James

• April 24, 2012 07:19

I've using Crossstudio for ARM and recently upgraded from 2.1 to 2.2

I am trying to use a post link command to run a batch file (blah.bat)

The Post Link Working Directory is set to $(ProjectDir)

The batch file is in the project directory and works if run from the command line.

When I do a build I get the following error:

    Post-link command
    blah.bat
    Can't start process blah.bat
    Build failed

I have tried a creating a new minimal project but I still get the same behaviour.

I've also tried going back to V2.1 and get the same failure there now, although it has worked in the past.

 

Any ideas?

 

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  Michael Johnson

  • April 24, 2012 09:26

  You'll need to use something like

  cmd.exe -k blah.bat

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  Jackson James

  • April 26, 2012 00:10

  Thanks Michael, with a bit of modification that worked.

  The post link command I used is:

  cmd.exe /c blah.bat

   

  The /c option runs the command then terminates

  The /k option runs the command but remains so the build never finishes

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  Brooks Garrison

  • February 04, 2015 15:48

  I too am trying to execute a batch file after the link step. However, I get the message:

  "Can't start process"

  cmd.exe /C GenerateAdditionalOutput.bat

  I've tried putting the whole thing in quotes:

  "cmd.exe /C GenerateAdditionalOutput.bat"

  but that does not work.

  My Post Link Working Directory is set to $(ProjectDir) just like the OP's

  Thoughts on why this is occurring?

   

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  Dave Nadler

  • July 22, 2018 20:17

  On 32-bit Windows 7, I'm using:
  CrossWorks for MSP430 .
  Release 2.2.1.2013112503.19841
  Windows x86

  I've tried various combinations of the above including the complete path to cmd.exe
  No matter what I try I, the post-link command fails and I get the following error:
    Can't start process C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe

  Help!!
  Thanks,
  Best Regards, Dave

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  Michael Johnson

  • July 24, 2018 08:08

  What happens with

  cmd.exe /c echo hello world

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  Dave Nadler

  • July 24, 2018 13:40

  Along with every other permutation I've tried,
    cmd.exe /c echo hello world
  yields same result:

  

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  Dave Nadler

  • July 31, 2018 15:55

  One time I noticed "cmd /c makeS19" failed with a different error:
  
  
  Usually it fails with the message above.
  Anybody out there have any ideas?
  Thanks,
  Best Regards, Dave

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