Thread: Compiler that doesn't need to be installed

Originally Posted by Akkernight

And by path seperator, it means? I don't have to include what's before it?

For example, suppose the existing path is like this:

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%SystemRoot%\system32

You would then change it to:

Code:

%SystemRoot%\system32;C:\MinGW\bin

Why o.o? C:\ ain't in system32, is it?

Why o.o? C:\ ain't in system32, is it?

That's what the path separator is for. It says that you have one path, "%SystemRoot%\system32", and another "C:\MinGW\bin".

ohh... Now I get it xD

But why does he use path=%path% then o.O?

Originally Posted by Akkernight

But why does he use path=%path% then o.O?

The %XYZ% refers to an existing environment variable named XYZ. Anyway, you don't need to care too much about this when all you want to do is set the system path so you can use your C and C++ compilers without fully specifying their pathnames

Yeah, I figured it out, feel dumb now xD anyways, I didn't have admin rights, so couldn't place it under system variables, but under this account's variables, and just named it Path :P oh and I got it working, so thanks for helping me with this! Learned how to compile using commandline and learned loads about how windows command stuff works ^^

Originally Posted by Akkernight

ok, this I don't understand xP I found those variables, so I add a new one and enter

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path=%PATH%;c:\mingw\bin

just like that? Also include the "path=" ? and I don't have any mingw-gcc.exe

I provided a link to a preinstalled copy of the mingw directory, you can use it directly from that, it sin self extracting format. Yes type it exactly as I did including the path= and the % signs.

You will have to do that every time you open a new dos box, unless you permanently add it tot ehpath variable through teh settigns menu as laserlight mentioned.

Commandline or non-IDE compilation is clearly the worst thing ever invented! >.<

BLASPHEMER!!!!!