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problem with installer GCBasic 0902

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2006-09-02
2013-05-30
  • Stefano Delfiore

    When I lunch the installer the installer freezes, in the window "Setup - Great Cow BASIC" there is the message "preparing compile script" , the progress bar has reached the end.
    This window is blocked, I cannot move it using mouse.
    My PC is a Toshiba Satellite 2450-101, OS windowsXP  home edition SP2 (language italian).
    Someone can help me?
    Thank You very much.
    Stefano

     
    • Hugh Considine

      Hugh Considine - 2006-09-02

      When the installer says "Preparing compile script", it calls a program called mkcompil.exe, which creates a batch file that calls the compiler. It then installs gputils.

      I don't know what would be causing this error or how it can be fixed, but as a work around you can create the compile script and install gputils yourself.

      To do this, go into the GCBASIC install directory and create a new text file called "compile.bat". Then, paste this in:

      @ECHO OFF
      C:
      cd \PROGRA~1\GCBASIC
      copy %1 compiled.txt>nul
      GCBASIC /NC /V compiled.txt
      del compiled.txt
      gputils\bin\gpasm -i -q -IC:\PROGRA~1\GCBASIC\gputils\header compiled.asm

      If GCBASIC is installed to somewhere other than C:\Program Files, then you might need to change some lines.

      You'll also need to download and install gputils seperately, if you don't already have it. Please visit http://gputils.sourceforge.net to download gputils.

      Everything else should be okay - the installer should have finished copying all of the files before this message appears.

      Incidentally, what is the "Program Files" folder called on the Italian Windows XP?

       
    • Stefano Delfiore

      Thank you very much, for your help, I will try the script.
      On the italian version of Windows XP "Program Files" folder is "Programmi". The translation in english of programmi is programs.

      Regards

      stefano delfiore

       
    • Hugh Considine

      Hugh Considine - 2006-09-05

      I've tried using the compile script creating program with C:\programmi on Windows 2000, and it crashes just as you have described.

      I'm fixing this bug as I type, and a fixed installer should be up within a few hours.

       
    • Stefano Delfiore

      Thank You very much, I tried first the script, and after the new version 0903, all it's ok!

      Regards

      stefano delfiore

       

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