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NMAKE Fatal Error U1035

syntax error : expected ':' or '=' separator

Either a colon (:) or an equal sign (=) was expected.

To fix by checking the following possible causes

1. A colon did not follow a target.

2. A colon and no space (such as a:) followed a single-letter target. NMAKE interpreted it as a drive specification.

3. A colon did not follow an inference rule.

4. A macro definition was not followed by an equal sign.

5. A character followed a backslash (\) that was used to continue a command to a new line.

6. A string appeared that did not follow any NMAKE syntax rule.

7. The makefile was formatted by a word processor.