Thread: Compiler Installation

Hey everyone,

While technically not a C programming question I wondered if you guys had any ideas about the solution to a problem I'm having. I'm currently in the process of installing a new compiler (djgpp). I've followed their installation instructions yet every time I go to compile (i.e type into DOS gcc hello.c -o hello.exe) I get this error:

Code:

16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem

C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe - gcc hello.c -o hello.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT.  The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Windows applications.

Have I missed something REALLY obvious?

Cheers,

T

in the c:\ prompt have you tried

C:\> gcc hello.c

Hi I recently installed that compiler but it would not work for a different
reason (DJGCC.env corrupt error when I ran the program) however that
appears to be a problem with the stuff I downloaded having an error
somewhere (apparently DJGCC was spelt DGJCC somewhere).
Anyway I had the compiler installed on my old computer so I just
copied that stuff across and it worked fine.

Anyway I would compile as follows:-
gcc poker.c -o poker.exe -lm



Also I am unsure what is going on, what is cmd.exe?

It also looks like you change to directory AUTOEXEC.NT. somehow?
Confusing.

Anyway what operating system do you have?
It looks like it has a windows NT file there, do you have windows NT?
Maybe you downloaded a NT version in error?

Originally Posted by dwks

I think you downloaded the wrong version of DJGPP. I know the Windows 98 version doesn't run under Windows XP.

Download it again at http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/
[edit] And use the ZIP Picker. [/edit]

Thats exactly where I downloaded it from and I used ZIP
picker. The default values were basically all correct for
me so all I had to do was click the button.
Anyway it would not work, it has a bug with the
DJGCC.env file(name), there is an old post in these
forums which describes the bug.
http://cboard.cprogramming.com/showt...oto=nextnewest
I had exactly the same problem, maybe somehow it
got the wrong version from a mirror site?

You may know the Windows 98 version doesn't run under Windows XP, however it did for me because that is what I
am running now!! I copied the files from my old computer
which runs W98. I think basically it should work on all
windows platforms. Anyway the old version works fine
for me so I won't be changing it for the time being.
Also the old version is the same version numer as the new one.
Version 2.03, however it is different (different size).

Also the bug is describe here as fixed. (3rd bug down)

http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/bugs/list-fixed.cgi

Unclear if the fix is released.

Originally Posted by dwks

. . . my Windows 98 version is 1.5 so that might explain it.

What's in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file? It should have at least this line

Code:

set DJGPP=C:\DJGPP\DJGPP.ENV

and probably

Code:

set PATH=%PATH%;C:\DJGPP\BIN

or whereever you installed it.

Yes I have those lines but it appears somewhere that
DJGPP has been hard coded as DGJPP in the version I
got (default version).
I tried using the mistyped names but that didn't work either.

Both my versions (obviously different) had the same version number 2.03 (IIRC) in the readme.1st file.

Anyway the 'old' version works fine for me so I have no
problems compiling and running programs with it.