error building Fox-1.7.90 on windows

"John Selverian" <[email protected]> Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:19:26 -0400
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I just download v1.7.90 for windows and tried to build the 64-bit
release of foxlib only. I get the following error:

 

All of these files exist in the C:\FOX\fox-1.7.90\lib directory
of my machine.

 

 

1>C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual
Studio\18\Community\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v180\Microsoft.CppCommon
.targets(282,30): error MSB4198: The expression "FullPath" cannot
be evaluated on item "arrownext.gif arrowprev.gif bigapp.gif
bigcdrom.gif bigcomputer.gif bigdesktop.gif bigdoc.gif
bigfloppy.gif bigfloppy3.gif bigfloppy5.gif bigfolder.gif
bigfolderopen.gif bigharddisk.gif bignetdrive.gif bignethood.gif
bookadd.bmp bookclr.gif bookclr_gif.gif bookdel.bmp
bookdel_gif.gif bookmrk_gif.gif booknxt_gif.gif bookprv_gif.gif
bookset.gif bookset_gif.gif clearentry.gif cmymode.gif
dialmode.gif dirup_gif.gif dockbottom.gif dockflip.gif
dockfree.gif dockleft.gif dockright.gif docktop.gif entericon.gif
erroricon.gif eyedrop.gif fileaccept.gif filecancel.gif
filecopy.gif filedelete.gif filehidden.gif filelink.gif
filemove.gif filerename.gif fileshown.gif foldernew.gif
gotohome.gif gotowork.gif hammer_gif.gif hsvmode.gif infoicon.gif
landscape.gif listmode.gif miniapp.gif minicdrom.gif
minicomputer.gif minidesktop.gif minidoc.gif minifloppy.gif
minifloppy3.gif minifloppy5.gif minifolder.gif minifolderopen.gif
miniharddisk.gif mininetdrive.gif mininethood.gif
minizipdrive.gif newfolder.bmp portrait.gif questionicon.gif
redo_gif.gif rgbmode.gif searchicon.gif showbigicons.gif
showdetails.gif showsmallicons.gif sorting.bmp undo_gif.gif
warningicon.gif winclose.gif winmaximize.gif winminimize.gif
winrestore.gif". The item metadata "%(FullPath)" cannot be
applied to the path "arrownext.gif arrowprev.gif bigapp.gif
bigcdrom.gif bigcomputer.gif bigdesktop.gif bigdoc.gif
bigfloppy.gif bigfloppy3.gif bigfloppy5.gif bigfolder.gif
bigfolderopen.gif bigharddisk.gif bignetdrive.gif bignethood.gif
bookadd.bmp bookclr.gif bookclr_gif.gif bookdel.bmp
bookdel_gif.gif bookmrk_gif.gif booknxt_gif.gif bookprv_gif.gif
bookset.gif bookset_gif.gif clearentry.gif cmymode.gif
dialmode.gif dirup_gif.gif dockbottom.gif dockflip.gif
dockfree.gif dockleft.gif dockright.gif docktop.gif entericon.gif
erroricon.gif eyedrop.gif fileaccept.gif filecancel.gif
filecopy.gif filedelete.gif filehidden.gif filelink.gif
filemove.gif filerename.gif fileshown.gif foldernew.gif
gotohome.gif gotowork.gif hammer_gif.gif hsvmode.gif infoicon.gif
landscape.gif listmode.gif miniapp.gif minicdrom.gif
minicomputer.gif minidesktop.gif minidoc.gif minifloppy.gif
minifloppy3.gif minifloppy5.gif minifolder.gif minifolderopen.gif
miniharddisk.gif mininetdrive.gif mininethood.gif
minizipdrive.gif newfolder.bmp portrait.gif questionicon.gif
redo_gif.gif rgbmode.gif searchicon.gif showbigicons.gif
showdetails.gif showsmallicons.gif sorting.bmp undo_gif.gif
warningicon.gif winclose.gif winmaximize.gif winminimize.gif
winrestore.gif". Path:
C:\FOX\fox-1.7.90\windows\foxlib\arrownext.gif arrowprev.gif
bigapp.gif bigcdrom.gif bigcomputer.gif bigdesktop.gif bigdoc.gif
bigfloppy.gif bigfloppy3.gif bigfloppy5.gif bigfolder.gif
bigfolderopen.gif bigharddisk.gif bignetdrive.gif bignethood.gif
bookadd.bmp bookclr.gif bookclr_gif.gif bookdel.bmp
bookdel_gif.gif bookmrk_gif.gif booknxt_gif.gif bookprv_gif.gif
bookset.gif bookset_gif.gif clearentry.gif cmymode.gif
dialmode.gif dirup_gif.gif dockbottom.gif dockflip.gif
dockfree.gif dockleft.gif dockright.gif docktop.gif entericon.gif
erroricon.gif eyedrop.gif fileaccept.gif filecancel.gif
filecopy.gif filedelete.gif filehidden.gif filelink.gif
filemove.gif filerename.gif fileshown.gif foldernew.gif
gotohome.gif gotowork.gif hammer_gif.gif hsvmode.gif infoicon.gif
landscape.gif listmode.gif miniapp.gif minicdrom.gif
minicomputer.gif minidesktop.gif minidoc.gif minifloppy.gif
minifloppy3.gif minifloppy5.gif minifolder.gif minifolderopen.gif
miniharddisk.gif mininetdrive.gif mininethood.gif
minizipdrive.gif newfolder.bmp portrait.gif questionicon.gif
redo_gif.gif rgbmode.gif searchicon.gif showbigicons.gif
showdetails.gif showsmallicons.gif sorting.bmp undo_gif.gif
warningicon.gif winclose.gif winmaximize.gif winminimize.gif
winrestore.gif exceeds the OS max path limit. The fully qualified
file name must be less than 260 characters.

 

 

 

Kind regards,

 

js


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bigcdrom.gif bigcomputer.gif bigdesktop.gif bigdoc.gif bigfloppy.gif =
bigfloppy3.gif bigfloppy5.gif bigfolder.gif bigfolderopen.gif =
bigharddisk.gif bignetdrive.gif bignethood.gif bookadd.bmp bookclr.gif =
bookclr_gif.gif bookdel.bmp bookdel_gif.gif bookmrk_gif.gif =
booknxt_gif.gif bookprv_gif.gif bookset.gif bookset_gif.gif =
clearentry.gif cmymode.gif dialmode.gif dirup_gif.gif dockbottom.gif =
dockflip.gif dockfree.gif dockleft.gif dockright.gif docktop.gif =
entericon.gif erroricon.gif eyedrop.gif fileaccept.gif filecancel.gif =
filecopy.gif filedelete.gif filehidden.gif filelink.gif filemove.gif =
filerename.gif fileshown.gif foldernew.gif gotohome.gif gotowork.gif =
hammer_gif.gif hsvmode.gif infoicon.gif landscape.gif listmode.gif =
miniapp.gif minicdrom.gif minicomputer.gif minidesktop.gif minidoc.gif =
minifloppy.gif minifloppy3.gif minifloppy5.gif minifolder.gif =
minifolderopen.gif miniharddisk.gif mininetdrive.gif mininethood.gif =
minizipdrive.gif newfolder.bmp portrait.gif questionicon.gif =
redo_gif.gif rgbmode.gif searchicon.gif showbigicons.gif showdetails.gif =
showsmallicons.gif sorting.bmp undo_gif.gif warningicon.gif winclose.gif =
winmaximize.gif winminimize.gif winrestore.gif&quot;. The item metadata =
&quot;%(FullPath)&quot; cannot be applied to the path =
&quot;arrownext.gif arrowprev.gif bigapp.gif bigcdrom.gif =
bigcomputer.gif bigdesktop.gif bigdoc.gif bigfloppy.gif bigfloppy3.gif =
bigfloppy5.gif bigfolder.gif bigfolderopen.gif bigharddisk.gif =
bignetdrive.gif bignethood.gif bookadd.bmp bookclr.gif bookclr_gif.gif =
bookdel.bmp bookdel_gif.gif bookmrk_gif.gif booknxt_gif.gif =
bookprv_gif.gif bookset.gif bookset_gif.gif clearentry.gif cmymode.gif =
dialmode.gif dirup_gif.gif dockbottom.gif dockflip.gif dockfree.gif =
dockleft.gif dockright.gif docktop.gif entericon.gif erroricon.gif =
eyedrop.gif fileaccept.gif filecancel.gif filecopy.gif filedelete.gif =
filehidden.gif filelink.gif filemove.gif filerename.gif fileshown.gif =
foldernew.gif gotohome.gif gotowork.gif hammer_gif.gif hsvmode.gif =
infoicon.gif landscape.gif listmode.gif miniapp.gif minicdrom.gif =
minicomputer.gif minidesktop.gif minidoc.gif minifloppy.gif =
minifloppy3.gif minifloppy5.gif minifolder.gif minifolderopen.gif =
miniharddisk.gif mininetdrive.gif mininethood.gif minizipdrive.gif =
newfolder.bmp portrait.gif questionicon.gif redo_gif.gif rgbmode.gif =
searchicon.gif showbigicons.gif showdetails.gif showsmallicons.gif =
sorting.bmp undo_gif.gif warningicon.gif winclose.gif winmaximize.gif =
winminimize.gif winrestore.gif&quot;. Path: =
C:\FOX\fox-1.7.90\windows\foxlib\arrownext.gif arrowprev.gif bigapp.gif =
bigcdrom.gif bigcomputer.gif bigdesktop.gif bigdoc.gif bigfloppy.gif =
bigfloppy3.gif bigfloppy5.gif bigfolder.gif bigfolderopen.gif =
bigharddisk.gif bignetdrive.gif bignethood.gif bookadd.bmp bookclr.gif =
bookclr_gif.gif bookdel.bmp bookdel_gif.gif bookmrk_gif.gif =
booknxt_gif.gif bookprv_gif.gif bookset.gif bookset_gif.gif =
clearentry.gif cmymode.gif dialmode.gif dirup_gif.gif dockbottom.gif =
dockflip.gif dockfree.gif dockleft.gif dockright.gif docktop.gif =
entericon.gif erroricon.gif eyedrop.gif fileaccept.gif filecancel.gif =
filecopy.gif filedelete.gif filehidden.gif filelink.gif filemove.gif =
filerename.gif fileshown.gif foldernew.gif gotohome.gif gotowork.gif =
hammer_gif.gif hsvmode.gif infoicon.gif landscape.gif listmode.gif =
miniapp.gif minicdrom.gif minicomputer.gif minidesktop.gif minidoc.gif =
minifloppy.gif minifloppy3.gif minifloppy5.gif minifolder.gif =
minifolderopen.gif miniharddisk.gif mininetdrive.gif mininethood.gif =
minizipdrive.gif newfolder.bmp portrait.gif questionicon.gif =
redo_gif.gif rgbmode.gif searchicon.gif showbigicons.gif showdetails.gif =
showsmallicons.gif sorting.bmp undo_gif.gif warningicon.gif winclose.gif =
winmaximize.gif winminimize.gif winrestore.gif exceeds the OS max path =
limit. The fully qualified file name must be less than 260 =
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