Creo Toolkit make_file can't build

Visual Studio 2017

Creo 4.0

Creotool kit has been installed and I have the directory

C:\PTC\Creo 4.0\M070\Common Files\protoolkit

I opened the visual studio solution file (straight from Visual Studio 2017), to run the make file project.

When I first tried to build the make file, I realized I didn't not define

PROTOOL_src=../../../..

This is now defined as:

PROTOOL_src=C:/PTC/CREO4~1.0/M070/COMMON~1/PROTOO~1

Now when I build, I get the following error:

U1077 'cl' : return code '0x1'

Looks like a compiler flag error of some sort.

Here is what my make_install.log states:

 cl -c -GS -fp:precise -D_WSTDIO_DEFINED -D_USING_V110_SDK71_ -I. -IC:/PTC/CREO4~1.0/M070/COMMON~1/PROTOO~1/protk_appls/includes -IC:/PTC/CREO4~1.0/M070/COMMON~1/PROTOO~1/includes -DPRO_MACHINE=36 -DPRO_OS=4 C:/PTC/CREO4~1.0/M070/COMMON~1/PROTOO~1/protk_appls/pt_install_test/pt_install_src/TestInstall.c
  'cl' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
  operable program or batch file.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cl' : return code '0x1'
  Stop.
C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\V140\Microsoft.MakeFile.Targets(41,5): error MSB3073: The command "nmake /f make_install dll" exited with code 2.

I simply opened the visual studio solution file using visual studio 2017.  I attached a screenshot of how this looks.

I did not do any settings to Visual Studio yet.

The whole make file is copied and pasted below

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# File Name
MAKEFILENAME = make_install

# Machine Type
PRO_MACHINE_TYPE = x86e_win64

# Executable names
EXE = pt_inst_test.exe
EXE_DLL = pt_inst_test.dll

# Pro/Toolkit Source & Machine Loadpoint  (EXTERNAL USE - DEFAULT)
# PROTOOL_src=../../../..
PROTOOL_src=C:/PTC/CREO4~1.0/M070/COMMON~1/PROTOO~1
PROTOOL_SYS = $(PROTOOL_SRC)/$(PRO_MACHINE_TYPE)

# Pro/Toolkit Source & Machine Loadpoint  (PTC INTERNAL USE)
#PROTOOL_src=$(PTCSRC)/protoolkit
#PROTOOL_SYS = $(PTCSYS)

ICU_PATH = $(PROTOOL_SYS)/obj

# Include File Paths
INCS = -I. -I$(PROTOOL_SRC)/protk_appls/includes -I$(PROTOOL_SRC)/includes

# Compiler Flags
CC = cl
MACH = -DPRO_MACHINE=36 -DPRO_OS=4
CCFLAGS = -c -GS -fp:precise -D_WSTDIO_DEFINED -D_USING_V110_SDK71_
CFLAGS = $(CCFLAGS) $(INCS) $(MACH)

# Libraries
PTCLIBS = $(PROTOOL_SYS)/obj/protoolkit_NU.lib    \
    $(ICU_PATH)/ucore.lib                   \
    $(ICU_PATH)/udata.lib
PTCLIBS_DLL = $(PROTOOL_SYS)/obj/protk_dll_NU.lib \
    $(ICU_PATH)/ucore.lib                   \
    $(ICU_PATH)/udata.lib
LIBS = libcmt.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib wsock32.lib advapi32.lib mpr.lib winspool.lib netapi32.lib psapi.lib gdi32.lib shell32.lib comdlg32.lib ole32.lib ws2_32.lib

# Object files
OBJS = TestInstall.obj TestError.obj TestRunmode.obj UtilString.obj PTApplsUnicodeUtils.obj

# Linker
LINK = link

$(EXE) :  $(OBJS) $(PTCLIBS)
 @echo Start at `date`
 @echo PROTOOL_src=$(PROTOOL_SRC)
        @echo PROTOOL_SYS = $(PROTOOL_SYS)
#Executable applications compiled using WinMain() instead of main() should set the subsystem to windows instead of console.
 $(LINK) /subsystem:console -out:$(EXE) /debug:none /machine:amd64 @<<longline.list
$(OBJS) $(PTCLIBS) $(LIBS)
<<
 
 @echo Finished at `date`
 del $(OBJS)

# Dll target
dll: $(EXE_DLL)

$(EXE_DLL) :  $(OBJS) $(PTCLIBS_DLL)
 @echo Start at `date`
 @echo PROTOOL_src=$(PROTOOL_SRC)
        @echo PROTOOL_SYS = $(PROTOOL_SYS)
 $(LINK) /subsystem:console -out:$(EXE_DLL) /debug:none /machine:amd64 /dll @<<longline.list
$(OBJS) $(PTCLIBS_DLL) $(LIBS)
<<

 @echo Finished at `date`
 del $(OBJS)

# object dependencies

PROTK_INST = $(PROTOOL_SRC)/protk_appls/pt_install_test/pt_install_src
PROTK_UTILS = $(PROTOOL_SRC)/protk_appls/pt_examples/pt_utils

TestInstall.obj:  $(PROTK_INST)/TestInstall.c
 $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(PROTK_INST)/TestInstall.c

TestError.obj: $(PROTK_UTILS)/TestError.c
 $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(PROTK_UTILS)/TestError.c

TestRunmode.obj: $(PROTK_UTILS)/TestRunmode.c
 $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(PROTK_UTILS)/TestRunmode.c

UtilString.obj: $(PROTK_UTILS)/UtilString.c
 $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(PROTK_UTILS)/UtilString.c

PTApplsUnicodeUtils.obj:  $(PROTK_UTILS)/PTApplsUnicodeUtils.c
 $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(PROTK_UTILS)/PTApplsUnicodeUtils.c

clean :
 del $(OBJS)
 del $(EXE)
 nmake -f $(MAKEFILENAME)

clean_dll :
 del $(OBJS)
 del $(EXE_DLL)
 nmake -f $(MAKEFILENAME) dll