Bloodshed-Dev C++ -- I'm having trouble

Hi all, I'm new :)

I followed the Getting Started guide on this site and Downloaded Bloodshed-Dev C++, and began the reading the tutorial. I followed all of the instructions (I think it's out of date =\) and tried to compile and run my first code. I see a window flash and then disappear. Afterwards, a bar raises from the bottom and a message says,

| Line | File | Message
| 2 |C:\Dev-Cpp\2 | Unable to run program file.

I'm using Dev-C++ version 4.9.9.0 and Window's XP HomeEdition on a HP Pavilion 061.

--Tryce

P.S. I just found this:

Compiler: Default compiler
Building Makefile: "C:\Dev-Cpp\Makefile.win"
Executing make...
make.exe -f "C:\Dev-Cpp\Makefile.win" all
Execution terminated

Hope you can help :)

Edit- I used the tutorial on this site (www.cprogramming.com) under Started Out section. :)

Maybe post a copy of your code? Perhaps the code didn't compile.

Hmmmm I have Dev-C++ so if you could give me a link to this tutorial that screwed you over. By the way, the P.S portion of your post is actually fine. It shows that your program did compile. Perhaps your compiler is stating that it dislikes HP machines as much as i do.

Thanks for the swift reply :). Here's the code:

Code:

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#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
    cout<<"Hey, you, I'm alive! Oh, and Hello World!\n";
    cin.get();
    return 1;
}

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--Tryce

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Originally Posted by master5001

Hmmmm I have Dev-C++ so if you could give me a link to this tutorial that screwed you over. By the way, the P.S portion of your post is actually fine. It shows that your program did compile. Perhaps your compiler is stating that it dislikes HP machines as much as i do.

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http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial/lesson1.html

I'll be stuck with this computer for a long time! This program better learn to like HP :p

*sigh* the things I do to help people....MSVC++ was associated to C/C++ files...when I ran Dev-C++ it took the liberty of associating them with it.

Anyways, yeah man you did things right. The warning was just saying you didn't have a newline at the end of the file (its a unix thing). Now go to Execute->Run to run it.

Hi!

I tried that and this is what happened:

Me: Execute -> Run

*pop-up*
Project is not Compiled

Me: Execute -> Compile and Run

| Line | File | Message
| 2 |C:\Dev-Cpp\2 | Unable to run program file.

Edit- I also tried just the Compile option. Still no good :confused:

Did you actually put your source code into the project?
Like "add source file to project"

He doesn't need to do that Salem. But I do wonder if you didn't compile it....You say you did but something isn't right here. Go Execute->Compile then Execute->Run. The thing that gets me is your first post was suggestive of a successful compile.

i use Dev-C++ and i had that problem too, make sure that you put the code properly in the proper place or you can use the new source file icon by default the program put this code;

#include <iostream.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main ()
{


system("pause");
return 0;
}
then you can put your code here and compile it.
when you have this problem copy your file useing right click then close your project and open new project or click new souce file icon and past your code. These will work i always do this when i have this kind of problem.

I had the exact same problem dude.

the window appeared and dissappeared. just add

cin.get();

before

return 0;
Then it will freeze the window.

Is the file named "2" instead of "2.cpp"?

gg

i had a similar problem. If all you are making is a text display program then don't create it as a project. What you do is go to notepad, dont type in it but save it as watever.cpp then go into dev-c++ and open that file. type in the code and it will run beautifully!another way to do it as mentioned above is just go file>new>source file.also sometimes you'll find that your code still flashes on and off quickly. If this happens, put cin.ignore(); just above cin.get();

Hi,

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Did you actually put your source code into the project?
Like "add source file to project"

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Yes, I went to File --> New --> Source File and clicked it. It was added as Untitled1. I renamed it to "mycode" and entered the code displayed in the tutorial. I read a little more (to the part about compiling the program and running it) and went to Execute --> Compile. That's when I saw the little error message at the bottom of the Dev-C++ compiler.

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But I do wonder if you didn't compile it....You say you did but something isn't right here. Go Execute->Compile then Execute->Run. The thing that gets me is your first post was suggestive of a successful compile.

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I tried again, Execute --> Compile & Run.

I got the same error message. I then thought, okay, maybe it's already compiled, so I clicked Execute --> Run. A pop-up box told me it wasn't yet compiled. :confused:

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i use Dev-C++ and i had that problem too, make sure that you put the code properly in the proper place or you can use the new source file icon by default the program put this code;

#include <iostream.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main ()
{


system("pause");
return 0;
}
then you can put your code here and compile it.
when you have this problem copy your file useing right click then close your project and open new project or click new souce file icon and past your code. These will work i always do this when i have this kind of problem.

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I don't understand what you want me to do?

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I had the exact same problem dude.

the window appeared and dissappeared. just add

cin.get();

before

return 0;
Then it will freeze the window.

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cin.get() is already in the code, though I do have return 1;.

I was able to see the window that popped up because of my computer lag this morning. It was the Compile status window, and right before it closed I saw in big bold text, "Done with errors."

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Is the file named "2" instead of "2.cpp"?

gg

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I named the file "mycode". It saved as "mycode.cpp"

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i had a similar problem. If all you are making is a text display program then don't create it as a project. What you do is go to notepad, dont type in it but save it as watever.cpp then go into dev-c++ and open that file. type in the code and it will run beautifully!another way to do it as mentioned above is just go file>new>source file.also sometimes you'll find that your code still flashes on and off quickly. If this happens, put cin.ignore(); just above cin.get();

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I don't think that worked. I copy+pasted my code into notepad, then I saved it as test3.cpp. I clicked the Open Project or File. . . button and opened it. I tried to run it but it said, Sorce code not compiled. I clicked compile and the "unable to run program file" message came up.

Shall I take a snapshot? :(

--Tryce

you have to uninstall dev-cpp and then install it in another directory

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Originally Posted by DeepFyre

you have to uninstall dev-cpp and then install it in another directory

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Hi, sorry for the long absence,

I just tried that, it didn't work.

I moved it from C:\dev-c++ (or w/e the folder's called) to C:\Program Files

I'm still getting the same error.

--Tryce (getting frustrated with the program)

i had the sme problem, the way that I got round it was to re-download the app, but when I re-downloaded, go for version 5, the beta version, re-install, and ur sorted...hope it works, it worked for me :)

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I moved it from C:\dev-c++ (or w/e the folder's called) to C:\Program Files

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Actually, it is better off in C:\dev-c++, spaces in paths cause erratic problems with Dev-C++
The default with Dev-C++ 4.9.9.0 should be C:\Dev-Cpp

Perhaps you could describe the current problem that you're facing?

maybe you should.....
1. uninstall the current Dev_C++
2. download the setup for Dev-C++ 4.9.9.0
3. install it...........with the default directory provided while installing.......

use all default settings while starting.......just to be on the safer side

since i feel either the compiler is not installed correctly or something is missing.

try this and tell me if it works......

Hi!

I have downloaded and installed Dev C++ 4.9.9.0 with all of the default settings. I tried typing in the first code in the Tutorial and hit Compile and Run (since compile and then run won't work for some reason). The same error still occurs (see first post).

I'm beginning to wonder if it's my computer. I'm running this on Windows XP Home Edition. Could it be that I'm not able to code on this OS? :( That would be dissapointing. . .

--Tryce

Hi Tryce,

I have no idea if this'll help or not but I figure it's worth a shot posting it just in case. I got DevC++ from a disk in the back of my first C++ book. There's a fairly good step by step procedure on how to install it including the following:

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As you probably know if you've spent more than a coffee break's worth of time installing software, setting options is a procedure unto itself. In this case, Dev-C++ has two options that must be set before you can use it. Set 'em as follows:

1. Choose tools->Compiler Options.

2. Choose the Settings tab.

3. Choose Code Generation from the menu on the left. Make sure that the Enable Exception Handling is enabled... if it isn't, click on the option box to display the two choices and select Yes.

4. Choose Linker and make sure the Generate Debugging Information option is enabled.

5. Choose Ok.

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Don't know if this is even related to your problem or not but, again, I figured it couldn't hurt to post just in case.

Good luck and hope you get it up and running as soon as you can.

You dont have to enable exception handling and generate debugging information in order for GCC to work.

But yeah, I actually chose Win XP Pro over Home for my version of MS Windows just in case there were problems in some development environment.
We may need someone who's running a compiler on Win XP Home to check that this really isnt the case.

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Originally Posted by laserlight

We may need someone who's running a compiler on Win XP Home to check that this really isnt the case.

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I use Win Xp Home with Dev-C++ and things seem to compile just fine. But my XP Home is the japanese version so... I don't know if that confirms or disproves anything as there may be differences between mine and the english version that I don't know about.

Well I dont do any of that and it works for me (im on Home XP).

Hi!
I had the same problem, searched for it on Google, but just found this Thread - and you didn't solve it (?).

So I tried a few things, here is my solution:
I'm German and we have some stupid letters like ä,ö,ü and ß. I saved my project in ...\2_Ergänzungen\Ergänzungen.dev

So now I replaced the ä by ae, and everything works fine. Maybe check this out...

Sorry for my bad English :rolleyes:

Regards from the snowy Black Forest
X :)

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