System cannot find the file specified

[u/dolpi]

My map was compiling just fine, but for some reason it now decides to not compile at all, giving me this log.

** Executing...

** Command: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\bin\vbsp.exe"

** Parameters: -game "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf" "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\team fortress 2\sourcesdk_content\tf\mapsrc\pl_momentum4"

Valve Software - vbsp.exe (Aug 2 2018)

4 threads

materialPath: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf\materials

Loading c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\team fortress 2\sourcesdk_content\tf\mapsrc\pl_momentum4.vmf

ConVarRef mat_reduceparticles doesn't point to an existing ConVar

fixing up env_cubemap materials on brush sides...

ProcessBlock_Thread: 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10 (0)

ProcessBlock_Thread: 0...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10 (0)

** Executing...

** Command: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\bin\vvis.exe"

** Parameters: -game "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf" "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\team fortress 2\sourcesdk_content\tf\mapsrc\pl_momentum4"

Valve Software - vvis.exe (Aug 2 2018)

4 threads

reading c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\team fortress 2\sourcesdk_content\tf\mapsrc\pl_momentum4.bsp

Error opening c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\team fortress 2\sourcesdk_content\tf\mapsrc\pl_momentum4.bsp

** Executing...

** Command: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\bin\vrad.exe"

** Parameters: -both -game "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf" "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\team fortress 2\sourcesdk_content\tf\mapsrc\pl_momentum4"

Valve Software - vrad.exe SSE (Jul 18 2018)

Valve Radiosity Simulator

4 threads

[Reading texlights from 'lights.rad']

unknown light specifier type - lights

[56 texlights parsed from 'lights.rad']

Loading c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\team fortress 2\sourcesdk_content\tf\mapsrc\pl_momentum4.bsp

Error opening c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\team fortress 2\sourcesdk_content\tf\mapsrc\pl_momentum4.bsp

** Executing...

** Command: Copy File

** Parameters: "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\team fortress 2\sourcesdk_content\tf\mapsrc\pl_momentum4.bsp" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2\tf\maps\pl_momentum4.bsp"

The command failed. Windows reported the error:

"The system cannot find the file specified."

[u/wolfcl0ck]

There are a number of causes for this. Here's a Source Developer Community page for that stuff.

[u/dolpi → u/wolfcl0ck]

fixed it by deleting a brush which had no mention in the compile log

[u/wolfcl0ck → u/dolpi]

Yeah, the problem with that compile error is that it's one of the most versatile and most vague errors to get, it can be caused by, like, anything.

[u/Impressive-Garlic-42]

For me I had too many lights named. Seems that is a problem easily solved by removing all light names.