text: Q:
  
  C compilation error using Visual Studio 2005
  
  Attempting to follow the directions as specified on http://code.google.com/p/gears/wiki/BuildingGearsForWindows my attempts are failing at the compile stage with the following error.
  C:\SourceControl\GoogleGears\gears>make BROWSER=FF36 MODE=opt OS=win32
  make prereqs    BROWSER=FF36
  "mkdir" -p bin-opt/win32-i386/ff36
  '"mkdir"' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
  operable program or batch file.
  make[1]: *** [bin-opt/win32-i386/ff36] Error 1
  make: *** [default] Error 2
  
  Prior to this I have executed the following commands and correctly (I believe) substituted the paths required as such.
  "c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\vcvarsall.bat" 
  "c:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows Server 2003 R2\SetEnv.cmd" 
  
  set PATH=%PATH%;"C:\Python24";"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Installer XML v3";"C:\unix\usr\local\wbin"
  
  make BROWSER=FF36 MODE=opt OS=win32
  
  Could anyone please be kind enough to guide me in the direction of what I might be doing incorrectly?
  Please be kind, I have never written a single line of C code before.
  
  A:
  
  Copied from my comment:
  
  Is mkdir in your PATH?
  
  