Ok, yes i have read all the FAQ's from this site and many others. Yes i uninstalled it;
cleanly, and reinstalled it to C:\Dev-C++ ..same when i first installed it, then tried
system\enviorment variables so my Path would contain 'C\Dev-cpp\bin'"C:\Dev-
cpp\libexec\gcc\mingw32\3.4.2" with a mess in front of it, mess being what my comp has. I
just tried having only C:\Dev-Cpp\bin";"C:\Dev-cpp\libexec\gcc\mingw32\3.4.2" in the
Path..no go. Also i do have GNU Makefiles, from JAVA on my comp and tried to move them in
the bin of Dev-Cpp and lol no luck. Yes i do have the full-version. and i also tried
setting the Dev-Cpp compiler options, under the C++ includes tab to lib\gcc\mingw32\3.4.2\include
Im sure that this is it and need more instruction on what to have under these tabs.
You guys r the masters and u have my respect from 1000 miles away ;] Also MY OS is Windows XP 2002 Home Edition SP2 which i have updated and then reinstalled Devcpp
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Being able to build code using Dev-C++ might be far less important to someone than the security of their PC! If you are using such tools it is entirely your call whether you risk disabling them or not.
Clifford
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Now, you make a lot of statements, but give us nothing to back them up
with.
For example, you state that you have the full version of Dev? Where did you get it
from? (Exactly) What was the size of the file?
When you reinstalled Dev, did you follow the directions for doing so that are in
the "Please Read" thread? (That question is a bit of a trap - "yes" means "no"
in that the directions tell you to tell us EXACTLY what you did, which you
did not)
Wayne
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My advice is this. Do a clean uninstall of Dev. Please use the directions
in the "Please Read" thread as a starting point. Remove the references to
Dev that you added to your paths etc.
When you are finished, plase make sure that you do some through searching
through your computer for anything Dev related. Note that the default
configuration for Windows Search does not look in hidden folders, unless
you tell it to. Do so. Once you have cleared everything out (think like
a scavenger here) - restart.
Take careful notes on everything that you do. If you have problems later
you need to tell us, step by step, what you did. "I did what you said"
is not, despite what some people think, not doing that.
Download the full version of Dev. It is about 10 MBytes in size. Start
the installation. On one of the installation screens, you will have a
long line of checkbox options. Scroll down to the bottom to the option
for deleting previous configuration files and check it.
Now, try compiling something nice and simple, like the hello world example.
If it works, fine. If not, you need to post for us your "Basic 3" - they
are covered also in the Please Read thread.
Wayne
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If you truly copies make.exe from elsewhere to c:\dev-cpp\bin and did not find that there was already such a file there, then you truly do not have "the full-version". The message about not having GNU make is a bit of a red herring, it normally in fact means that you are missing the entire GNU toolchain (compiler, linker, libraries, etc.).
It seems that you are flapping about changing things that are best left unchanged (for the time being) and failing entirely to follow the instructions that you assert you have read so carefully!
>> 2.I am reading the Access Denied on all of my attemped compiled programs.
You never mentioned that before. What has this to do with "GNU Makefile" in your title, or your original post!?
Apart from being really dumb idea to put a project there; there is a bug in Dev-C++ that can cause projects created within the Dev-C++ installation folder and sub-folders thereof to fail to build.
>> [...]fixed mypath and set it without ;c:\dev-cpp\makefile.win[...}
You never mentioned that before either. You really were flapping in the dark. makefile.win is a file, only the addition of folder paths makes any semantic sense for the PATH environment variable, and these are used only for finding executable files. When using teh IDE, the environment is configured for you for each build session.
The message I assume you were referring to in the original post is unfortunately badly phrased and is nothing to do with any 'makefile' but rather the GNU make utility (make.exe). It seems to me that you have resolved that issue and are now talking about an entirely different problem, so perhaps should have started a different thread. You might also have confirmed that you resolved the first problem and mentioned what the problem turned out to be.
Clifford
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i dont know how to create a project outside of c:\dev-cpp
it says access denied under the compiler tab after try to compile a program. Normally, it would tell me a list of syntax errors and what line they're on but insted it just says: Access Denied.
the compiler log shows me this:
Compiler: Default compiler
Building Makefile: "C:\Dev-Cpp\Makefile.win"
Executing make...
make.exe -f "C:\Dev-Cpp\Makefile.win" all
Execution terminated
if u could please tell me how to create a project outside of C:\Dev-Cpp i would appreciate it
Now for the uninstallation process
I clicked the uninstall.exe under c:\dev-cpp
it asks me if i want to remove all the config files so i click yes
now i've deleted the devcpp directory from my computer and empty'd the recyclebin
i have my computer find devcpp.ini and devcpp.cfg in the hidden files and folders
it doesnt, but in the meantime i try to look for anything related to devcpp like
c:\d&s\owner\appdata\dev-cpp so i deleted that
and now there is nothing on my computer besides the explore websites related to devcpp.
devcpp.ini and devcpp.cfg are not on my computer.
so now i restart..
Everytime i have installed Dev-Cpp version 4.9.9.2 the full version with the mingw compiler and GCC and preformed the 'clean' uninstallations i get a Confirm window explaing that There doesnt seem to be GNU Make file in Path or in Dev-C++'s Bin path.
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>> i dont know how to create a project outside of c:\dev-cpp
You are kidding right? Create a new folder, copy the project files to it (the .dev file and any source files). Or when creating a project, use the file dialog in the usual way to navigate to (or create) a folder (not a sub-folder of c:\dev-cpp). If this fundamental of using a computer escapes you, perhaps you should not be programming one!? Either way, since I asked you to fix that, if the instruction was not clear, or you needed assistance, you should have said rather than just ignoring it. If you want help, ignoring those giving it is not the best way forward.
The point is that there is a bug in Dev-C++ that can cause builds to fail in exactly the same way yours is when the files are stored in Dev-C++'s installation folder. This may not be your problem, but until you have an installation and build that looks normal, and have at least discounted all the known problems, we cannot really proceed.
I appreciate that Dev-C++ has a nasty behaviour of offering c:\dev-cpp as the default directory in the file select box, but what other application do you use where you store your data files in the installation folder!? It makes no sense even in the absence of this bug.
I would suggest just one test you might perform (if moving the project is not the solution). Click Start->Run, enter CMD, click OK. In the command console, enter the following command:
c:\dev-cpp\bin\make --version
and report what happens.
Clifford
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... you might also run the following from the command line:
chkdsk c: /f
Clutching at straws somewhat, but what security tools are you running (anti-virus, anti-spyware etc.), and what happens is you disable them? Spybot S&D's 'Teatimer' feature is a known problem with Dev-C++, and I seem to remember some issues with Norton AV, but I am less sure about that.
Did you install and run Dev-C++ in an account with sys admin rights?
Ok, yes i have read all the FAQ's from this site and many others. Yes i uninstalled it;
cleanly, and reinstalled it to C:\Dev-C++ ..same when i first installed it, then tried
system\enviorment variables so my Path would contain 'C\Dev-cpp\bin'"C:\Dev-
cpp\libexec\gcc\mingw32\3.4.2" with a mess in front of it, mess being what my comp has. I
just tried having only C:\Dev-Cpp\bin";"C:\Dev-cpp\libexec\gcc\mingw32\3.4.2" in the
Path..no go. Also i do have GNU Makefiles, from JAVA on my comp and tried to move them in
the bin of Dev-Cpp and lol no luck. Yes i do have the full-version. and i also tried
setting the Dev-Cpp compiler options, under the C++ includes tab to lib\gcc\mingw32\3.4.2\include
Im sure that this is it and need more instruction on what to have under these tabs.
You guys r the masters and u have my respect from 1000 miles away ;] Also MY OS is Windows XP 2002 Home Edition SP2 which i have updated and then reinstalled Devcpp
ya it was the spyware i had running on startup, u guys should include 'turning off all spyware and virusblocker programs' in the GNU make FAQ.
It would be a brave person to suggest that!
Being able to build code using Dev-C++ might be far less important to someone than the security of their PC! If you are using such tools it is entirely your call whether you risk disabling them or not.
Clifford
You do not need to do anything to your paths.
Now, you make a lot of statements, but give us nothing to back them up
with.
For example, you state that you have the full version of Dev? Where did you get it
from? (Exactly) What was the size of the file?
When you reinstalled Dev, did you follow the directions for doing so that are in
the "Please Read" thread? (That question is a bit of a trap - "yes" means "no"
in that the directions tell you to tell us EXACTLY what you did, which you
did not)
Wayne
My advice is this. Do a clean uninstall of Dev. Please use the directions
in the "Please Read" thread as a starting point. Remove the references to
Dev that you added to your paths etc.
When you are finished, plase make sure that you do some through searching
through your computer for anything Dev related. Note that the default
configuration for Windows Search does not look in hidden folders, unless
you tell it to. Do so. Once you have cleared everything out (think like
a scavenger here) - restart.
Take careful notes on everything that you do. If you have problems later
you need to tell us, step by step, what you did. "I did what you said"
is not, despite what some people think, not doing that.
Download the full version of Dev. It is about 10 MBytes in size. Start
the installation. On one of the installation screens, you will have a
long line of checkbox options. Scroll down to the bottom to the option
for deleting previous configuration files and check it.
Now, try compiling something nice and simple, like the hello world example.
If it works, fine. If not, you need to post for us your "Basic 3" - they
are covered also in the Please Read thread.
Wayne
If you truly copies make.exe from elsewhere to c:\dev-cpp\bin and did not find that there was already such a file there, then you truly do not have "the full-version". The message about not having GNU make is a bit of a red herring, it normally in fact means that you are missing the entire GNU toolchain (compiler, linker, libraries, etc.).
It seems that you are flapping about changing things that are best left unchanged (for the time being) and failing entirely to follow the instructions that you assert you have read so carefully!
Note teh file that you installed should be called: "devcpp-4.9.9.2_setup.exe" anything else is the wrong file for what you are attempting. Get it from http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=10639&package_id=12148
Clifford
2.I am reading the Access Denied on all of my attemped compiled programs. Therefore no command prompt is displayed, that being the problem :[
Building Makefile: "C:\Dev-Cpp\Makefile.win"
Executing make...
make.exe -f "C:\Dev-Cpp\Makefile.win" all
Execution terminated
i uninstalled devcpp-4.9.9.2 'cleanly' i did search in all hidden folders and was unable to find devcpp.ini and devcpp.cfg
i then restarted and redownloaded the devcpp-4.9.9.2_setup.exe into c:\dev-cpp and clicked uninstal previous files upon reinstallation
and also fixed mypath and set it without ;c:\dev-cpp\makefile.win tagged on the end.
umm... <3 quaternion's <|:)
"i uninstalled devcpp-4.9.9.2 'cleanly' i did search in all hidden folders and was unable to find devcpp.ini and devcpp.cfg"
How is this a step by step description of what you did?
Hint - It isn't even CLOSE.
Get a baseball bat. Hit yourself over the head with it. Very hard. If you end
up in the hospital, that's the right level of hardness.
Wayne
I note also that you are compiling your project directly in your
Dev directory. As Clifford has noted a number of times, this can
lead to issues.
Please try your example in something like
c:\mycstuff
Wayne
>> 2.I am reading the Access Denied on all of my attemped compiled programs.
You never mentioned that before. What has this to do with "GNU Makefile" in your title, or your original post!?
Apart from being really dumb idea to put a project there; there is a bug in Dev-C++ that can cause projects created within the Dev-C++ installation folder and sub-folders thereof to fail to build.
>> [...]fixed mypath and set it without ;c:\dev-cpp\makefile.win[...}
You never mentioned that before either. You really were flapping in the dark. makefile.win is a file, only the addition of folder paths makes any semantic sense for the PATH environment variable, and these are used only for finding executable files. When using teh IDE, the environment is configured for you for each build session.
The message I assume you were referring to in the original post is unfortunately badly phrased and is nothing to do with any 'makefile' but rather the GNU make utility (make.exe). It seems to me that you have resolved that issue and are now talking about an entirely different problem, so perhaps should have started a different thread. You might also have confirmed that you resolved the first problem and mentioned what the problem turned out to be.
Clifford
this is the step by step
i installed devcpp version 4.9.9.2 (the full version with the mingw compiler and GCC) into my hard drive
so now i have a folder in my hard drive called C:\Dev-Cpp
i go there to open the devcpp IDE (also full version 4.9.9.2) from bloodshed
then a Confirm window comes up saying i wont be able to compile any programs because of the GNU Make file not being in the Dev-Cpp's Bin Path.
so i click ok, and devcpp opens up
Now i click New then Project then the Introduction Tab and then finally the Hello World program, producing the full syntax w/o me having to type.
Naturally i want to see if it will compile. It tells me Access Denied
The uninstall process!
Damn, get a bigger baseball bat. Hit harder.
Wayne
So did you create the project outside of c:\dev-cpp like I suggested!?
Where does it say access denied? That is not shown in the log you posted.
Clifford
i dont know how to create a project outside of c:\dev-cpp
it says access denied under the compiler tab after try to compile a program. Normally, it would tell me a list of syntax errors and what line they're on but insted it just says: Access Denied.
the compiler log shows me this:
Compiler: Default compiler
Building Makefile: "C:\Dev-Cpp\Makefile.win"
Executing make...
make.exe -f "C:\Dev-Cpp\Makefile.win" all
Execution terminated
if u could please tell me how to create a project outside of C:\Dev-Cpp i would appreciate it
Now for the uninstallation process
I clicked the uninstall.exe under c:\dev-cpp
it asks me if i want to remove all the config files so i click yes
now i've deleted the devcpp directory from my computer and empty'd the recyclebin
i have my computer find devcpp.ini and devcpp.cfg in the hidden files and folders
it doesnt, but in the meantime i try to look for anything related to devcpp like
c:\d&s\owner\appdata\dev-cpp so i deleted that
and now there is nothing on my computer besides the explore websites related to devcpp.
devcpp.ini and devcpp.cfg are not on my computer.
so now i restart..
Everytime i have installed Dev-Cpp version 4.9.9.2 the full version with the mingw compiler and GCC and preformed the 'clean' uninstallations i get a Confirm window explaing that There doesnt seem to be GNU Make file in Path or in Dev-C++'s Bin path.
>> i dont know how to create a project outside of c:\dev-cpp
You are kidding right? Create a new folder, copy the project files to it (the .dev file and any source files). Or when creating a project, use the file dialog in the usual way to navigate to (or create) a folder (not a sub-folder of c:\dev-cpp). If this fundamental of using a computer escapes you, perhaps you should not be programming one!? Either way, since I asked you to fix that, if the instruction was not clear, or you needed assistance, you should have said rather than just ignoring it. If you want help, ignoring those giving it is not the best way forward.
The point is that there is a bug in Dev-C++ that can cause builds to fail in exactly the same way yours is when the files are stored in Dev-C++'s installation folder. This may not be your problem, but until you have an installation and build that looks normal, and have at least discounted all the known problems, we cannot really proceed.
I appreciate that Dev-C++ has a nasty behaviour of offering c:\dev-cpp as the default directory in the file select box, but what other application do you use where you store your data files in the installation folder!? It makes no sense even in the absence of this bug.
I would suggest just one test you might perform (if moving the project is not the solution). Click Start->Run, enter CMD, click OK. In the command console, enter the following command:
c:\dev-cpp\bin\make --version
and report what happens.
Clifford
... you might also run the following from the command line:
chkdsk c: /f
Clutching at straws somewhat, but what security tools are you running (anti-virus, anti-spyware etc.), and what happens is you disable them? Spybot S&D's 'Teatimer' feature is a known problem with Dev-C++, and I seem to remember some issues with Norton AV, but I am less sure about that.
Did you install and run Dev-C++ in an account with sys admin rights?
If all else fails and you are more interested in getting work done that specifically using this tool try: http://www.microsoft.com/express/vc/Default.aspx
Clifford