> C:\XMLSec\xmlsec1-1.2.9\win32>nmake > > Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 1.50 > Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp 1988-94. All rights reserved. > > makefile(571) : fatal error U1088: invalid separator '::' on inference rule > Stop. The nmake you run is *very* old (version 1.50 from 1994). It is not from MSVC .NET 2003. Aleksey