trying to compile a file with nmake so i open a dos prompt and write c:\gdidemo\nmake then press enter cgidemo is the file that i want to build that dir contains the source code too and the makefile file and here is what error i get


Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 6.00.8168.0
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1988-1998. All rights reserved.

cl -c -W3 -DCRTAPI1=_cdecl -DCRTAPI2=_cdecl -nologo -D_X86_=1 -D_WINNT -
D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0400 -D_WIN32_IE=0x0300 -DWINVER=0x0400 -DWIN32 -D_WIN32 -Z7 -O
d -DNT -DWIN -DNOT_IMPLEMENTED gdidemo.c
'cl' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cl' : return code '0x1'
Stop.


i m a nwebie to this stuff and maybe that quest do not belong here but though that this forum was the more appropriate one
thnks