Set the file as READ ONLY so it can't get corrupted.
Now, open Dev-c++.
AT THIS POINT REMEMBER TO UNCHECK THE READ-ONLY ATTRIBUTE! Just in case someone might want to write to the file later on...
Devc++ will throw an error msg at you but don't worry, just click continue and now vUpdate will work just fine.
Using this fix I downloaded the latest critical update that fixed the $BIN field, but INCLUDE and LIB were still corrupted...
Note to dev team: this seems to be a simple problem to fix, its just a few rogue quotes in the .cfg file... After all, how can ppl download updates and fixes if the update app itself doesn't work? :)
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When I run the update program in the status window it says:
*Error: Your devcpp.cfg file is missing
the $BIN field in its
[VUPDATE] section...
How do I fix this? I have VUpdate v1.614.
John
It's a bug that still hasn't been fixed in dev. It corrupts vUpdate's configuration file. Just open it manually and edit it.
Kip
Disclaimer: This is just a quick'n'dirty fix for the bug, just until it gets fixed properly!!!
BEFORE opening dev-c++, do this:
Edit the devcpp.cfg file and remove the extra double quotes:
$BIN=""<Bin>"" -> $BIN="<Bin>"
$INCLUDE=""<include>"" -> $INCLUDE="<include>"
$LIB=""<lib>"" -> $LIB="<lib>"
Set the file as READ ONLY so it can't get corrupted.
Now, open Dev-c++.
AT THIS POINT REMEMBER TO UNCHECK THE READ-ONLY ATTRIBUTE! Just in case someone might want to write to the file later on...
Devc++ will throw an error msg at you but don't worry, just click continue and now vUpdate will work just fine.
Using this fix I downloaded the latest critical update that fixed the $BIN field, but INCLUDE and LIB were still corrupted...
Note to dev team: this seems to be a simple problem to fix, its just a few rogue quotes in the .cfg file... After all, how can ppl download updates and fixes if the update app itself doesn't work? :)
Thats what I said.
Kip