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Re: Win2k Command Window Can't Execute G++
Hi Andy,
> > I'm almost certain that I was able to invoke it from a CMD window.
>
> Afaik, gcc and g++ changed into links only recently, to help with the
> transition from gcc-3.4 to 4.3.
>
There are still some remnants of AVR-GCC hanging around on my system from a few
years ago. Maybe a connection there... ...somehow.
> > I'm sure that I can come up with a hack that will let me do what I want
>
> The easiest thing to do would be to overwrite the link with the file
> it points to, e.g. 'cp /bin/g++-4.exe /bin/g++.exe'. You'd have to
> remember to do that after every gcc update though.
>
Yeah, I'd have to automate it. I've just about given up on writing notes to
myself, because when the time comes that I need them, I've forgotten that I
ever wrote them in the first place! The joys of advancing years...
Roger
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