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1. C: LINK.EXE fails from Makefile but not from the Command line    stackoverflow.com

When I attempt to link from a makefile I get the following error:

LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'LIBCMT.lib'.

Makefile Execution:

C:\Users\snmcdonald\Desktop\winMake2\winMake2>nmake "_DEBUG=" /f win2.mk build

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2. Make a commandline tool from C program    stackoverflow.com

If I want to make a commandline tool using makefile for, say this C program:

# include<stdio.h>

int main()
{
    printf("Hello World!");
    return 0;
}

I have no previous experience ...