Parse errors running latest configure/qmake

[Chris January]

> Running the latest version of configure/qmake I'm seeing 
> parse errors similar to: For 
> C:\msys\1.0\home\Chris\qt-3\plugins\src\styles\compact\compact.pro
> compact.dsp:2: Parse Error ('<VisualStudioProject')
> Error processing project file: 
> C:/msys/1.0/home/Chris/qt-3/plugins/src/styles/co
> mpact/compact.dsp
> Etc.
> I invoked configure using:
> configure-msvc.net.bat
> 
> What did I do wrong?
> Do I need to delete some files before I run configure?

P.S. is it really necessary to rebuild every file after running configure.
Could this be prevented somehow?

Chris