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phyllf:
I had such problem with an out-of-the-box installation of MinGW gcc version 4.5.0 and solved it the following way:
1. Download libmpc-0.8.1-1-mingw32-dll-2.tar.lzma from http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/files_beta/MinGW/mpc/mpc-0.8.1-1/
2. Unpack libmpc-2.dll from the downloaded file (for example with 7-Zip) in the bin sub directory located in the MinGW root directory.


--- Quote from: jens on October 27, 2010, 12:24:16 pm ---Good luck to you on your way, you will need it (as anybody).
--- End quote ---

If everyone do his/her job properly such problems will be less likely to occur.

Jenna:

--- Quote from: phyllf on November 03, 2010, 11:19:04 pm ---I had such problem with an out-of-the-box installation of MinGW gcc version 4.5.0 and solved it the following way:
1. Download libmpc-0.8.1-1-mingw32-dll-2.tar.lzma from http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/files_beta/MinGW/mpc/mpc-0.8.1-1/
2. Unpack libmpc-2.dll from the downloaded file (for example with 7-Zip) in the bin sub directory located in the MinGW root directory.


--- Quote from: jens on October 27, 2010, 12:24:16 pm ---Good luck to you on your way, you will need it (as anybody).
--- End quote ---

If everyone do his/her job properly such problems will be less likely to occur.

--- End quote ---
Code::Blocks bundled with MinGW does not use gcc 4.5, but 4.4 and as far as I know it normally works out of the box on Win7.

We get many "bug-reports" of users who mix different MinGW versions on different locations, that might interfer.

The original poster did not tell exactly which version of C::B's installer was used (with or without MinGW) and which version(s) of MinGW are installed and from which sources the version(s) is/are.

Without at least a little willingness of the users, we can not find out, whether the problem is on our side and/or how to fix it.

OpenSource software like C::B (and by the way commercial software also) can only be improved with the help of the users, otherwise errors, that did not occur before (or at least nobody told us about) can not be fixed.

phyllf:
The problem in my case is caused by the new official MinGW installer, which is still in alpha version. If there is a download problem during the installation the installer does not notify the user at the end of the installation.


--- Quote from: jens on November 03, 2010, 11:33:50 pm ---OpenSource software like C::B (and by the way commercial software also) can only be improved with the help of the users, otherwise errors, that did not occur before (or at least nobody told us about) can not be fixed.

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Well this issue does not concern directly Code::Blocks, however it is worthwhile to note that the responsible commercial vendors don’t use alpha quality installers for their (final version) software.

The quality of the software depends on the developers who make it and their willingness to listen to their users. The (proper) bug/issue reporting is time and effort consuming activity, which not all users can afford or are motivated to perform.

stahta01:

--- Quote from: phyllf on November 04, 2010, 04:44:01 pm ---Well this issue does not concern directly Code::Blocks, however it is worthwhile to note that the responsible commercial vendors don’t use alpha quality installers for their (final version) software.

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I take it you have never used Norton Anti-virus.
Which commonly needs a special un-installer to remove it.

Tim S.

Jenna:

--- Quote from: phyllf on November 04, 2010, 04:44:01 pm ---The problem in my case is caused by the new official MinGW installer, which is still in alpha version. If there is a download problem during the installation the installer does not notify the user at the end of the installation.


--- Quote from: jens on November 03, 2010, 11:33:50 pm ---OpenSource software like C::B (and by the way commercial software also) can only be improved with the help of the users, otherwise errors, that did not occur before (or at least nobody told us about) can not be fixed.

--- End quote ---

Well this issue does not concern directly Code::Blocks, however it is worthwhile to note that the responsible commercial vendors don’t use alpha quality installers for their (final version) software.

The quality of the software depends on the developers who make it and their willingness to listen to their users. The (proper) bug/issue reporting is time and effort consuming activity, which not all users can afford or are motivated to perform.

--- End quote ---

We do not use the official MinGW installer, neither do we use the official MinGW-build.
C::B is build with and ships with TDM's MinGW build.

So we are the wrong addressee for your issue.
If you use an alpha installer of MinGW, than it's your decision, but please don't blame other products.

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