Re: [Mingw-users] [mingw - Java] "cannot exec cc1"

[Daniel R. <da...@pc...>]

> > I have the same problem on one of my machines when I try
> > to run gcc from a windows command console if I am on a drive
> > other then the one on which I installed MinGW.  I have also
> > seen others complain of the same error.  Nobody has ever
> > offered an explanation so I assume it is a bug in MinGW.
> > 
> 
> Are you sure it's not a user error?  Perhaps it's a
> limitation of the command shell.
> 
> BoydE@QWEST-WKCH1I7I3 /h
> $ g++ a.cc
> 
> BoydE@QWEST-WKCH1I7I3 /h
> $ ./a
> Howdy!
> 
> I have my MinGW g++ installed on the c:/ drive.  I've just built a.cc on 
> the h:/ drive.
> 
> Earnie.

I have MinGW installed on two WinXP machines and I only have the problem on one 
of them.  Also, the problem only manifests itself in a windows command console - 
not in MSYS.  It is tempting to blame user error when you cannot reproduce the 
problem yourself but that does not appear to be the case here.