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| February 11, 2006, 20:29 | |
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                                        	Deadmaster	
                                         Where is Johnny? 458 posts  | 
        		
                	I recently started looking at Pascal, getting hold of a compiler, etc. However, the compiler I got throws this error at me when I try to compile my first simple "hello world" program: cpp: Too many arguments C:\Dev-Pas\bin\windres: C:\Documents and Settings\Dan\My Documents\Programming stuff (important)\Pascal crap\rsrc.rc:1: parse error It's all French to me. What the frak is a parse error? I don't want to switch compilers; I really like Dev-Pascal. Looks user friendly and stuff, unlike freepascal. As far as I can see, it's an IDE and a compiler, so I don't think I have to link it to a compiler or anything. I didn't do anything out of the ordinary - simply installed it, created my first project, first source, and attempted to compile the source. Helpish? Edit: Hmmmmm, this is odd. The source will compile on it's own, but in a project, it doesn't want to compile. Since I can work off just a source for the time being, this is now pretty trivial - but I still don't know why it doesn't want to compile a project. [Edited on February 11, 2006 by Deadmaster] ____________ My site still needs updating and redesigning. My last.fm page. GO TO TEXTUAL ANARCHY II YOU FISHDOG YOU  | 
            
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| February 11, 2006, 20:56 | |
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                                        	PEader	
                                         お前はもう死んでいる 1486 posts  
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                	Is this dev-pas from the makers of the ever so shit dev-cpp? That would explain all your problems. ____________ I see 57,005 people.  | 
            
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| February 11, 2006, 21:49 | |
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                                        	Deadmaster	
                                         Where is Johnny? 458 posts  | 
        		
                	I like dev-c++  ____________ My site still needs updating and redesigning. My last.fm page. GO TO TEXTUAL ANARCHY II YOU FISHDOG YOU  | 
            
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| February 11, 2006, 22:49 | |
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                                        	DTM	
                                         Earthling! 823 posts  | 
        		
                	*cuddles dev-cpp*                                    
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| February 11, 2006, 23:21 | |
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                                        	Deadmaster	
                                         Where is Johnny? 458 posts  | 
        		
                	Even Frim wuvs Dev-Cpp. And he's a mad, scheming, cynical blue cat.                                    
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| February 11, 2006, 23:21 | |
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                                        	DTM	
                                         Earthling! 823 posts  | 
        		
                	as for that problem, it doesn't like long filenames. So try creating a project in "c:\aa" or something... ____________ :o  | 
            
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| February 11, 2006, 23:23 | |
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                                        	Deadmaster	
                                         Where is Johnny? 458 posts  | 
        		
                	I think it might be to do with the fact that theres spaces in my dir name. :/  Or, it could be that it doesn't like long filenames, like you said. I'll try both. Edit: Yeah. Yeah that was it. Well, either that or the lack of spaces, as "C:\Programming_(important)\Pascal" works fine. Thanks muchos. [Edited on February 11, 2006 by Deadmaster] ____________ My site still needs updating and redesigning. My last.fm page. GO TO TEXTUAL ANARCHY II YOU FISHDOG YOU  | 
            
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| May 3, 2006, 12:41 | |
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                                        	yonni	
                                         None 420 posts  | 
        		
                	Thats a good compiler, one that doesnt like long filepaths or spaces :|. I mean none of us have long filepaths or spaces in them. ffs to egt to "my documents" in windows is a long file path with spaces in it! I agree with PEader, dev-c++ is crap, as so, probably, is dev-pas                                    
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| May 3, 2006, 12:54 | |
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                                        	Fiona	
                                         games are terrible -9616558 posts  | 
        		
                	Wow, no spaces? How very DOS....                                    
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| May 3, 2006, 17:33 | |
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                                        	DTM	
                                         Earthling! 823 posts  | 
        		
                	It was the resource files long filename. Nothing wrong with spaces. I THINK. ____________ :o  | 
            
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| May 3, 2006, 20:13 | |
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                                        	Deadmaster	
                                         Where is Johnny? 458 posts  | 
        		
                	I'd rather have dev-pascal than use Freepascal and it's scary DOS environment.                                    
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| July 21, 2006, 22:07 | |
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                                        	Rhovanion	
                                         Exterminated 666 posts  | 
        		
                	How's the progress going deadmaster? I hope hearing from you soon  ____________  | 
            
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