Thread: Good Code-fu? Answer this question. Dev-C++ doesn't like cut and paste

Dear all

I am currently using:

Windown XP 2002 Pro with Service Pack 2
Dev-C++ Version 4.9.9.2

and I am pretty new to C++, could someone with stronger code-fu please tell me WHY?
I am currently learning C++ using a dummies book which comes with a CD with some code on it. The book recommend using Dev-C++ (though I am using code::block as well, just to see whats the difference between different IDE). I have tried to import the project into the Dev-C++ environment, and errors pops up.....

Error Message:
cannot find -lobjc
ld returned 1 exit status
[Build Error] [Pointer1.exe] Error 1

I have had some suggestion from the kind members of this forum, unfortunatly those suggestion didn't resolve the problem completly.

So just in case I have been a real dummies, I retype the code in, instead of just opening the project that came with the CD, and it WORKS!!

I have tried it with other code on the CD, same errors emerged, when typed in, they run. Is there some invisible force at play?

one last thing, does anyone know if code::block has got a genetic algorithm package like dev-c++?

Originally Posted by CornedBee

-lobjc means linking against the runtime library for Objective C, which is yet another language. Something in this project is pretty much screwed up.

As for genetic algorithms, look at the name of the package, search for it on the web, download and install it. Dev-C++ won't contain such a thing of its own development.

The code works fine, I have tried it on different IDE and works. Regarding the GA package, I have already found one for Dev-C++, and I have google it on the web. I am actually asking for a GA package for code::block.

Thanks

Originally Posted by matsp

I think this link shows the answer:
http://osdir.com/ml/gnu.dev-cpp.user.../msg00186.html

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Mats

I have also done that, some other forum members have already pointed that out before. I was searching the forum for answers. I have also change my complier to mingw32-g++ and that didn't resolve the problem. Any other ideas?

Thanks!