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Dev C++ error... bug?

Started by MatrixCubed Apr 6, 2005 at 9:10 AM 7 replies 1k views

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Apr 6, 2005 at 9:10 AM

Hey all, I've posted this on the Dev C++ forums as well, but thought I would toss it out here to see if anyone has come across it here too. I get an annoying error pretty much every time I open a Dev C++ project in which I have set the executable output directory:

I've, of course, set the .exe output directory to "Output", which exists already. - If I try to compile right away, each source file gives this error. (Talk about annoying!) - If I change the Project settings to use no output directory, save this, then change it back to "Output", it works fine. - This happens on Windows apps, Console apps, and has occured across multiple installations on two different computers (my home and my work computer, which are both WinXP SP2). Both use the latest (4.9.9.2) build of DevC++. - System restore is turned off on both computers. - No antivirus on my home computer, McAfee Antivirus installed on the work computer. - I've tried changing permissions on the Output directory, but it is owned by my Windows account, and is read/write. - No other applications I use give similar errors. I'm certain it's the fault of the IDE, but if someone can shed some insight, it'd be much appreciated! Thanks!

MatrixCubed

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MatrixCubed

Apr 6, 2005 at 9:15 AM

Of course, it would have it that my post was answered... there seems to be a workaround which requires one to use the full path instead of a relative one, in the project settings.

Hopefully they fix this next release...

Kylotan

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Kylotan

Apr 6, 2005 at 12:46 PM

They don't seem very interested in fixing that sort of bug; the last time I checked DevC++, it wouldn't work if you installed it in Program Files or any other directory containing a space! That bug is well over a year old as far as I remember.

crusadingknight

Apr 6, 2005 at 1:05 PM

At least the gigantic memory leak is gone in 5 Beta. I'm sure they'll start fixing things once the IDE is stable... at least I hope so, because referencing objects by ../../../../dir/dir/dir is annoying.

ukdeveloper

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ukdeveloper

Apr 6, 2005 at 2:45 PM

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Original post by Kylotan
if you installed it in Program Files

Yeah, why does it install to C:\Dev-cpp and not C:\Program Files\Dev-C++ or something like that? I'd prefer it in Program Files, personally.

_Madman_

Apr 6, 2005 at 2:57 PM

Well, it's linux derived IDE, so it have some strange things, but it's really nice freeware IDE.

Koshmaar

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Koshmaar

Apr 6, 2005 at 3:07 PM

I concur Madman - it's really nice *bugged as hell* freeware IDE.

Yesterday I had stupid bugs with setting paths to library headers - it looks like that path MUST be in DevCpp directory or in directory with which project file is connected with in some obscure way - it took me 1,5 hour to learn about it :-/

bkt

Apr 7, 2005 at 6:51 AM

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Original post by ukdeveloper
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Original post by Kylotan
if you installed it in Program Files

Yeah, why does it install to C:\Dev-cpp and not C:\Program Files\Dev-C++ or something like that? I'd prefer it in Program Files, personally.

Because they can't handle spaces in directories, I believe that's the exact reason why they don't do that. It shouldn't be a hard fix either, but I guess they just don't have the time nor think its worth the time fixing it. Someone should provide a patch, Dev-CPP is under the GPL isn't it?

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