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Use the NO_BROWSER_FILE environment variable to control whether the Microsoft Browse Information Maintenance Utility (BSCMake) is run during the build process. When BSCMake is run, it creates a browse information file (.bsc).

Starting with the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Driver Development Kit (DDK), the default value is TRUE in all build environments. This prevents BSCMake from being run.

NO_BROWSER_FILE=TRUE

To run BSCMake, you must configure your build environment as follows:

  1. Install the BSCMake.exe program and add its location to the default path.

  2. Delete the NO_BROWSER_FILE environment variable (setting it to FALSE is insufficient), or use the bscmake parameter when you create a build environment window with the SetEnv.bat batch file

The Build utility will automatically start BSCMake after compilation is complete, and a browse information file will be created.

 

 

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Build date: 5/3/2011