Build Error 1

[Mogthew]

I am using Dev-Cpp 4.9.9.2, Windows XP (no service packs or updates).
After a recent format (and a file system corruption on my backup drive :S), Dev-Cpp will not compile any projects (i have installed it onto my other drive).

Alot of the projects that i have previously compiled now wont. Even a simple project such as

include <cstdlib>

include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
system("PAUSE");
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

gives me "C:\myProjects\Makefile.win [Build Error] [main.o] Error 1 ".

When i look at the compiler log i see:

Compiler: Default compiler
Building Makefile: "C:\myProjects\Makefile.win"
Executing make...
make.exe -f "C:\myProjects\Makefile.win" main.o
g++.exe -c main.cpp -o main.o -I"C:/Dev-Cpp/lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/include" -I"C:/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/3.4.2/backward" -I"C:/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/3.4.2/mingw32" -I"C:/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/3.4.2" -I"C:/Dev-Cpp/include"

g++.exe: main.cpp: No such file or directory
g++.exe: no input files

make.exe: *** [main.o] Error 1

Execution terminated

I have tested the g++ exe file with appropriate flags and correctly compiled the main.cpp file at the command line. The problem seems to be in the make.exe file, and i have no idea why it wont work. I have looked at the Path variable and ensured that links to the bin directory are correct, i have made sure all the programs can be found by Dev-Cpp (tools > compiler options > programs).

I have read the other posts about the Error 1 problem, and tried the command
make -fmakefile.win

as advised in this post http://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=3781937

Which gave me the error

C:\Dev-Cpp>make -fmakefile.win
g++.exe main.o -o "CompleteTest1.exe" -L"C:/Dev-Cpp/lib"
g++.exe: main.o: No such file or directory
g++.exe: no input files
make: *** [CompleteTest1.exe] Error 1

Can anyone help?

[Nobody/Anonymous]

Have you tried rebuilding the dev-cpp project file?

[Mogthew]

Yes ive tried to rebuild it, i got a similar message:

C:\Dev-Cpp\Makefile.win [Build Error] n\make.exe: *** [main2.o] Error 1

which in the log was:

Compiler: Default compiler
Building Makefile: "C:\Dev-Cpp\Makefile.win"
Executing make clean
rm -f main2.o Project2.exe

g++.exe -c main2.cpp -o main2.o -I"C:/Dev-Cpp/lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/include" -I"C:/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/3.4.2/backward" -I"C:/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/3.4.2/mingw32" -I"C:/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/3.4.2" -I"C:/Dev-Cpp/include"

g++.exe: main2.cpp: No such file or directory
g++.exe: no input files

C:\Dev-Cpp\bin\make.exe: *** [main2.o] Error 1

Execution terminated

[Nobody/Anonymous]

Same problem here as well.

Error log:

Compiler: Default compiler
Building Makefile: "C:\Dev-Cpp\Makefile.win"
Executing make...
make.exe -f "C:\Dev-Cpp\Makefile.win" all
gcc.exe -c main.c -o main.o -I"C:/Dev-Cpp/include"

'C:\DOCUME~1\13' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
The system cannot find the path specified.

make.exe: *** [main.o] Error 1

Execution terminated

[Wayne Keen]

The error message is not the same - so it is NOT the same problem. Please do not tack a seperate problem onto another persons thread, it confuses their answer process, please start a new thread.

Note that, in your case by the way, it is looking for something in a bad path - you probably should do a clean uninstall - (see the "Please Read" thread for directions on doing that, AND on documenting what you did and reporting on it) and reinstalling.

I am making a big point of the documenting and reporting because many folks, despite being told clearly and nicely, to never respond with something like "I did exactly what you said" - do exactly that.

Wayne