This complete noob can't figure out how to get the "Can't find compiler executable in your configured search path's for GNU GCC Compiler" error to not appear.
I followed the instructions from the nightly sticky thread here exactly:
3. How to install a nightly build
Allrighty, time for a small recap :
1) CB nightly
2) mingwm10.dll
3) wxmsw28u_gcc_cb.dll
Those are the 3 things we need to install and start up a nigthly build. All 3 of them are available in their own zip file, zipped by using the free and excellent 7-zip (www.7-zip.org). Just get your copy of 7-zip for unzipping.
Final steps :
1) unzip the CB nightly in some directory
2) unzip both dll's : requirement : they need to be in your PATH, most easiest is to unzip both of them into the same directory where you unzipped the nightly, so they reside next to the codeblocks.exe .
By performing these simple steps you nightly is ready to roll.
The 8059 nightly, mingwm10.dll, and wxmsw28u_gcc_cb.dll are all in the C:\Program Files (x86)\CodeBlocks directory, yet I see this error every time I start up CodeBlocks and programs simply do not respond to the Compile button (surprise, surprise).
Some browsing on the forum made it seem like it has something to do with changing Settings > Compiler > (GNU GCC Compiler) > Search Directories to include this path under the Compiler sub-tab ("they need to be in your PATH"), but this only makes the error appear again. Help setting this us would be very appreciated!