BUILD_TARGET env variable on Windows

[winstef]

Hey,

Thanks for this very interesting build process using Gulp.

I'm having an issue with the BUILD_TARGET variable, when I try to use it in the command line, it just says: ''BUILD_TARGET' is not recognized as an internal or external command'

I'm on win7.

thanks.

[shedd]

@winstef hey - Windows works a little differently.

BUILD_TARGET=development is setting an environment variable.

I'm not 100% sure - it's been some time since I've used Windows - but this appears to be the process for setting an environment variable in Windows: http://www.nextofwindows.com/how-to-addedit-environment-variables-in-windows-7/

Can you try setting build target in that manner and then running gulp directly without the BUILD_TARGET=development prefix?

You might also have luck by trying Cygwin instead: https://www.cygwin.com

[winstef]

Yes indeed,

I found an easy workaround, by first setting the environment variable :
set BUILD_TARGET=development

press Enter. To make sure the variable exists, you can type %BUILD_TARGET%

Then I'm able to run all the gulp commands without any errors.

thank you for your help.

[shedd]

Great, glad you figured it out!