Can't use paths in build settings

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Absinthe
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Can't use paths in build settings

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I am using CodeLite 6 under windows 7 and I am attempting to use the MinGW compiler set.

If I add MinGW/bin to my windows path I can set all the tools to their bare names (e.g. g++.exe, gcc.exe, ld.exe etc.) it works fine

However, if I leave then with paths (e.g c:\MinGW\bin\g++.exe , C:\MinGW\bin\gcc.exe, C:\MinGW\bin\ld.exe etc.) then the build says that
it can't find CMinGWbing++ or something like that. It also suggests that the message is coming from /bin/sh which I am not sure where it is getting that, as my ComSpec is cmd.exe.

Currently, I am working around the issue with the path thing, but eventually I want to be able to detect and change these tool chains.

Suggestions?
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Re: Can't use paths in build settings

Post by eranif »

This will be fixed out of the box in codelite 6.1

For now, do this, from the main menu:
Settings->Build Settings->Compilers-><Your Compiler>->Tools
Under the "MAKE" tool, add this:

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SHELL=CMD.EXE
For example, if your MAKE tool is set to:

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C:/MinGW-4.8.1/bin/mingw32-make.exe -j8 
It should now be set to:

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C:/MinGW-4.8.1/bin/mingw32-make.exe -j8 SHELL=cmd.exe 
This will fix this.

The reason for this, is because you have somewhere in your path sh.exe, and mingw32-make is trying to use it

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