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Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7

From Tim Prince <tprince@computer.org>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7
Date 2015-06-23 18:54 -0400
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On 6/23/2015 6:43 PM, David Brown wrote:
> On 24/06/15 00:18, Keith Thompson wrote:
>> Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
>>> On 23/06/2015 15:40, bilsch wrote:
>>>> I installed MinGW - gcc for Windows (also compilers for several other
>>>> languages included).  At first it couldn't find gcc because I had to
>>>> add
>>>> it to the PATH variable.  I successfully added the path and have
>>>> checked
>>>> it carefully for correctness.  I type:
>>>> gcc hello.c -o hello.exe and it says:
>>>> 'gcc' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable
>>>> command or batch file.
>>>>
>>>> So I copied a copy of gcc.exe to the directory where hello.c
>>>> resides.  I
>>>> typed: gcc hello.c -o hello.exe.  It says:
>>>> gcc: error: CreateProcess: no such file or directory.  But I am in the
>>>> directory where hello.c resides.
>>
>> Don't copy gcc.exe, just leave it where it was installed.
>>
>>>> So I failed twice when I can't see anything wrong.   Bill S.
>>>
>>> Forget the PATH variable. I could never get that to work (and I have two
>>> gcc versions in use anyway and they get confused with each other's
>>> presence).
>>
>> The PATH (in Windows, %PATH%) variable is the usual way to specify where
>> executables live -- and it might be necessary for other things in the
>> same directory to be accessible via %PATH%.  bilsch must have set %PATH%
>> incorrectly.  He should figure out how that went wrong rather than just
>> give up and use the full path name.
>>
>>> I just use the full path, eg:
>>>
>>>    C:\mingw\bin\gcc ....
>>>
>>> You can't just copy gcc.exe because I think it invokes other executables
>>> too.
>>
>> Yes, that should work too.
>>
>> On Unix-like systems, if I have multiple versions of a command in
>> different locations, I might write a wrapper script that sets $PATH
>> and then invokes a specified command.  For example, say I have gcc
>> versions 3 and 4.  Then
>>
>>      gcc3 gcc ...
>>
>> would prepend the directory containing gcc version 3 to $PATH,
>> and then invoke "gcc ..." with that environment; likewise for
>> "gcc4 gcc ...".
>>
>> But if you only have one gcc installation that you care about, just set
>> PATH so you can execute it as "gcc".
>>
>> I suggest asking about this in a Windows forum, since it's not really a
>> C question.  You just need to arrange to update %PATH% permanently, so
>> the setting doesn't vanish when you logout or close a command window.
>>
> 
> A better choice (IMHO, of course) is to specify the C compiler
> explicitly, path and all, in your Makefile.  The path should typically
> contain the compiler version, such as:
> 
>     CC=/usr/local/gcc4.9/bin/gcc4.9-gcc
> 
> Then it is perfectly clear what version of the compiler you are using
> (and what compiler, if you have several installed).
> 
> The Makefile also gives you a good place to put your flags and other
> compilation details.
> 
There's usually a requirement to specify a PATH for .dll and/or
LD_LIBRARY_PATH, according to which gcc version you use.
cygwin automatically sets up PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH for its favored
version of gcc, but not for others (mingw32/64) which are available on
the setup.exe menu.  Compile flags for sure are complicated enough to
justify Makefile,

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OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 bilsch <bilsch01@gmail.com> - 2015-06-23 07:40 -0700
  Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-06-23 15:48 +0100
    Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 bilsch <bilsch01@gmail.com> - 2015-06-23 08:15 -0700
      Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-06-23 17:46 +0100
        Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2015-06-23 17:00 +0000
      Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-07-05 01:55 -0700
    Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-06-23 15:18 -0700
      Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-06-24 00:43 +0200
        Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Tim Prince <tprince@computer.org> - 2015-06-23 18:54 -0400
          Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-06-24 09:56 +0200
            Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-06-24 09:34 +0100
              Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-06-24 09:58 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-06-24 11:21 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-06-24 11:27 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-06-24 13:41 +0200
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-06-24 13:14 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-06-24 14:24 +0200
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-06-24 13:37 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-06-24 16:32 +0200
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2015-06-24 13:33 +0000
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-06-24 16:34 +0200
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-06-24 13:25 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-06-24 19:03 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-06-24 19:28 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-06-24 19:52 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-06-24 19:57 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-06-24 21:36 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-06-24 22:06 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-06-25 08:05 +0200
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-06-25 10:11 +0200
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-06-25 03:25 -0500
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-06-25 12:49 +0200
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-06-25 13:21 +0000
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-06-25 12:35 -0400
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-06-25 17:42 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-06-25 13:09 -0400
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-06-25 18:31 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-06-25 13:44 -0400
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-06-26 07:32 +0200
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-06-26 11:51 +0200
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-06-26 11:19 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-06-26 11:54 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-06-26 12:46 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-06-26 13:31 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-06-26 14:35 +0200
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-06-26 14:21 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-06-26 14:37 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-06-26 15:19 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2015-06-26 10:10 -0700
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-06-26 21:05 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-06-26 14:05 -0500
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-06-26 20:42 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-06-26 15:07 -0500
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-06-26 21:43 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-06-26 16:40 -0500
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-06-26 23:21 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-06-26 22:37 +0000
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-06-26 18:25 -0500
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-06-26 15:14 -0500
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-06-26 15:30 +0200
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-06-26 14:38 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-06-25 21:27 -0500
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-06-26 11:54 +0200
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-06-26 07:30 +0200
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-06-25 17:48 +0000
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-06-25 14:59 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2015-06-25 08:10 -0700
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-07-05 01:45 -0700
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-07-05 06:35 -0700
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-07-05 06:47 -0700
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-07-05 15:34 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-07-05 11:20 -0500
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-07-05 17:50 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-07-05 10:29 -0700
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-07-05 12:49 -0500
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-07-05 19:19 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Martin Shobe <martin.shobe@yahoo.com> - 2015-07-05 14:22 -0500
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-07-05 12:49 -0700
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-07-05 21:05 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-07-05 15:38 -0500
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-07-05 22:38 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-07-05 17:18 -0700
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-07-05 18:23 -0700
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-07-06 02:43 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-07-06 10:27 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-07-06 20:13 +0000
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-07-07 15:18 -0500
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-07-07 13:31 -0700
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-07-07 21:16 +0000
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-07-05 02:04 -0700
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-07-05 01:33 -0700
              Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-06-24 13:35 +0200
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-06-24 13:04 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-07-03 17:36 +0000
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-07-03 19:22 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-07-03 23:37 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-07-05 00:58 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-07-05 14:58 +1200
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-07-05 11:41 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-07-05 11:50 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2015-07-05 12:18 +0000
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-07-20 16:40 +0200
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2015-07-05 12:20 +0000
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-07-20 16:43 +0200
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-07-20 16:03 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-07-21 12:42 +0200
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-07-21 14:36 -0500
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-07-05 11:30 -0700
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-07-05 21:08 +0200
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-07-05 20:26 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2015-07-05 15:45 -0400
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-07-05 21:57 +0200
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2015-07-05 21:28 +0000
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-07-05 23:39 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2015-07-05 23:39 -0400
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-07-06 12:56 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2015-07-06 12:58 +0000
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2015-07-06 09:55 -0400
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2015-07-06 16:26 +0100
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Phil Carmody <pc+usenet@asdf.org> - 2015-07-08 19:55 +0300
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-07-06 10:39 +1200
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 luser droog <luser.droog@gmail.com> - 2015-07-05 20:30 -0700
                Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-07-20 16:28 +0200
        Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-06-24 10:04 +0000
          Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-06-24 13:42 +0200
      Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Rosario19 <Ros@invalid.invalid> - 2015-06-24 09:22 +0200
  Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 "Chris M. Thomasson" <nospam@nospam.nospam> - 2015-07-05 11:56 -0700
    Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-07-05 12:52 -0700
      Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2015-07-05 20:40 +0000
  Re: OT - gcc for Windows not being recognized by Windows 7 Lőrinczy Zsigmond <zsiga@nospam.for.me> - 2015-07-21 12:47 +0200

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