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Offline novice1

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code::blocks can't find GNU GCC Compiler
« on: July 30, 2021, 06:42:59 am »
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Can't find compiler executable in your configured search path's for GNU GCC Compiler

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Downloaded and ran codeblocks-20.03 mingw-setup.

I am a complete novice in terms of paths and so on ...

The first time years ago I installed code::blocks the same way and it worked ok except I couldn't figure out how to install graphic libraries to work with it so gave up.  I thought I would try c++ again so maybe the above problems are related to the previous uninstalled code::blocks?

Is there any reason code::blocks is so complicated?  The Arduino IDE downloaded and works great and that uses C++.



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Re: code::blocks can't find GNU GCC Compiler
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2021, 11:27:18 am »
Is the compiler actually installed?
If you go to the toolchain executable page in Settings -> Compiler -> GCC compiler would you see correct path to the compiler?
What happens if you press the auto-detect button?
(most of the time I ignore long posts)
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Re: code::blocks can't find GNU GCC Compiler
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2021, 07:34:07 pm »
@oBFusCATed

Thank you very much for your reply.  While looking in the settings I found a reset button which seemed to fix it!!

It still had references to the SDL library which I tried to use in the code::blocks I uninstalled some time ago so maybe it wasn't properly uninstalled by windows.

When I started up code::blocks again from the desktop icon the task bar icon does some weird flashing about but settles down and the code::block program seems to fire up ok.
« Last Edit: July 30, 2021, 07:36:41 pm by novice1 »