Thread: How to use cygwin to run code from codeblocks?

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    How to use cygwin to run code from codeblocks?

    Does anyone know how to do this? I tried saving the file on my desktop then I entered it into cygwin. And it said it didn't recognize the file?
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    Are you talking about an executable file (i.e., a compiled and linked program), or are you talking about a source file?
    Quote Originally Posted by Bjarne Stroustrup (2000-10-14)
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    Quote Originally Posted by laserlight View Post
    Are you talking about an executable file (i.e., a compiled and linked program), or are you talking about a source file?

    I am talking about a file saved on the computer.
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    Yes, but I'm asking about that file. What file is it?

    If you're talking about a generic "file saved on the computer", then no, you cannot run it from your Cygwin environment because that file is probably not executable, i.e., it cannot be run as a program.
    Quote Originally Posted by Bjarne Stroustrup (2000-10-14)
    I get maybe two dozen requests for help with some sort of programming or design problem every day. Most have more sense than to send me hundreds of lines of code. If they do, I ask them to find the smallest example that exhibits the problem and send me that. Mostly, they then find the error themselves. "Finding the smallest program that demonstrates the error" is a powerful debugging tool.
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    Quote Originally Posted by laserlight View Post
    Yes, but I'm asking about that file. What file is it?

    If you're talking about a generic "file saved on the computer", then no, you cannot run it from your Cygwin environment because that file is probably not executable, i.e., it cannot be run as a program.
    Laserlight, you are too kind for this world. I figured it out. And now I can run files on cygwin using g++. Pretty neat.
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