gcc + notepad++ == need a new environment var

[Nobody/Anonymous]

Hello guys,

I was wondering that it's my fault that I can't make it, or what?

Here are the details.

I compile my programs with gcc (on Windows, but irrelevant). When I compile, gcc requests two cmd-parameters: the input file and the filename of the output file. Here's the syntax:

     >>   gcc WHATEVER.C -o WHATEVER.EXE

I use N++ for editing my source-codes and I set up a hot key for compiling with gcc. Here's the trick: there's only one env. variable which is good to me: FULL_CURRENT_PATH

But the -o parameter of gcc needs an exe filename, and it would be good the same filname as the source code. (So WHATEVER.C ==> WHATEVER.EXE)

So, it would be good, if a new env. var was available, which shows the full path and the filename BUT WITHOUT ITS EXTENSION. (*.C, *.cs,*cpp, whatever...)

So if the WHATEVER.C would be in D:\, then a new env.var, named FULL_CURRENT_PATH_/w_EXT,
show:
     D:\WHATEVER

     I know in this case, the CURRENT_DIRECTORY will confuse, if there was a WHATEVER folder on D. But then how can it be solved?

Thanks for replying and reading it,

Daneey

[DV]

What about this? --
$(CURRENT_DIRECTORY)\$(NAME_PART)

[Nobody/Anonymous]

Hi!

Thank you!

The NAME_PART variable solves my problem. Together with the CURRENT_DIRECTORY variable, my problem has been solved.

But there's another question:
how can I pause the output of the compiler to check whether there's any error? or in other words, how can I put more than one command in a Windows prompt (a gcc and a PAUSE command, for example?)

Thanks in advance,
Daneey

[Salocin Delbab]

you can have a look to the excellent plugin from dv : NppExec. and then use batch files, or script as you want...
Nico

[Nobody/Anonymous]

Thanks for this tipp, but typing the filename into the NppExec consolewindow is still a longer process then pressing a hotkey, and then checking the console window for any error.