Why does VS Code C++ say path not specified? - visual-studio-code

Looking for help with this error message.
After installing the C++ extension for VS Code, installing MinGW-64, and setting the environment path variable, creating a simple hello world program I am getting the following peculiar error:
C:\Users\oscar\Documents\Labs>cd "C:/Program Files/mingw-w64/x86_64-8.1.0-posix-seh-rt_v6-rev0/mingw64/binc/Users/oscar/OneDrive/Documents/test/" && g++ helloworld.cpp -o helloworld && "C:/Program Files/mingw-w64/x86_64-8.1.0-posix-seh-rt_v6-rev0/mingw64/binc/Users/oscar/OneDrive/Documents/test/"helloworld
The system cannot find the path specified.
Notes:
g++ version shows 8.1.0 and
using CodeRunner extension to run the code in the terminal

Fixed by uninstalling and reinstalling everything

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Setting up Fortran in Eclipse PTP via homebrew

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CMake fails to generate Makefiles with Sun Studio 12.5

I'm working on Solaris 11.3 with Sun Studio 12.5. When I attempt to configure with Cmake out-of-tree, Cmake finishes with configuration errors and does not produce the makefiles. In-tree may be broken, too. But our procedures say to build out-of-tree, so that;' what I do.
I have nearly no Cmake experience. Others contributed the the CMake files, and I struggle with tasks related to them. I'm not sure if I am doing something wrong, if our Cmake files are broken, or if Cmake is not well tested under Solaris.
What is going on with CMake, and how do I fix it?
Here are the links to the Cmake files. I can copy/paste them, but it just takes up a bunch of space. The files are hosted on GitHub so they should always be available.
CMakefileList.txt
cryptopp-config.cmake
Here is Solaris' Cmake version, prior to me installing 3.6.2:
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cmake version 2.8.6
Below is from Solaris Cmake version 2.8.6.
cryptopp-build$ export CXX=/opt/developerstudio12.5/bin/CC
cryptopp-build$ export CXXFLAGS="-DNDEBUG -g2 -O2 -D__SSE2__ -D__SSE3__ -D__SSSE3__ -D__SSE4_1__ -D__SSE4_2__ -D__AES__ -D__PCLMUL__ -D__RDRND__ -D__RDSEED__ -D__AVX__ -D__AVX2__ -D__BMI__ -D__BMI2__ -D__ADX__ -xarch=avx2_i"
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-- The CXX compiler identification is unknown
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /bin/c++
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /bin/c++ -- broken
CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake-2.8/Modules/CMakeTestCXXCompiler.cmake:45 (MESSAGE):
The C++ compiler "/bin/c++" is not able to compile a simple test program.
It fails with the following output:
Change Dir: /export/home/test/cryptopp-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp
Run Build Command:/bin/gmake "cmTryCompileExec/fast"
/bin/gmake -f CMakeFiles/cmTryCompileExec.dir/build.make
CMakeFiles/cmTryCompileExec.dir/build
gmake[1]: Entering directory
`/export/home/test/cryptopp-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp'
/usr/bin/cmake -E cmake_progress_report
/export/home/test/cryptopp-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp/CMakeFiles 1
Building CXX object CMakeFiles/cmTryCompileExec.dir/testCXXCompiler.cxx.o
/bin/c++ -DNDEBUG -g2 -O2 -D__SSE2__ -D__SSE3__ -D__SSSE3__ -D__SSE4_1__
-D__SSE4_2__ -D__AES__ -D__PCLMUL__ -D__RDRND__ -D__RDSEED__ -D__AVX__
-D__AVX2__ -D__BMI__ -D__BMI2__ -D__ADX__ -xarch=avx2_i -o
CMakeFiles/cmTryCompileExec.dir/testCXXCompiler.cxx.o -c
/export/home/test/cryptopp-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp/testCXXCompiler.cxx
c++: error: language arch=avx2_i not recognized
c++: error: language arch=avx2_i not recognized
gmake[1]: Leaving directory
`/export/home/test/cryptopp-build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp'
gmake[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/cmTryCompileExec.dir/testCXXCompiler.cxx.o] Error
1
gmake: *** [cmTryCompileExec/fast] Error 2
CMake will not be able to correctly generate this project.
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CMakeLists.txt:9 (project)
-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
And:
$ /opt/developerstudio12.5/bin/CC -V
CC: Studio 12.5 Sun C++ 5.14 SunOS_i386 2016/05/31
I built Cmake 3.6.2 from sources and installed in /usr/local to attack the CXX compiler identification is unknown issue, but it appears to be having some troubles. As I said earlier, I'm not a Cmake expert (and I'm not sure how one can mess up a make && sudo make install).
cryptopp-build$ cmake ../cryptopp
CMake Error: Could not find CMAKE_ROOT !!!
CMake has most likely not been installed correctly.
Modules directory not found in
/usr/local/bin
CMake Error: Error executing cmake::LoadCache(). Aborting.
Clearing the cache as suggested by #AndrewHenle results in:
# The project GNUmakefile clears all Cmake artifacts because Cmake cannot seem to do it on its own
$ cd cryptopp
$ git status -s
$
$ cd ..
$ rm -rf cryptopp-build
$ mkdir cryptopp-build
$ cd cryptopp-build
# Using 3.6.2 now
$ cmake ../cryptopp
CMake Error: Could not find CMAKE_ROOT !!!
CMake has most likely not been installed correctly.
Modules directory not found in
/usr/local/bin
CMake Error: Error executing cmake::LoadCache(). Aborting.
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Cmake Issue 16302: Cmake fails to identify Sun Studio 12.5 compiler
Cmake Issue 16303: Cmake fails to produce a working installation on Solaris 11.3

The program can't start because cygwin1.dll is missing... in Eclipse CDT

I've had Eclipse for Java on my computer for a few years, and decided to install the CDT and learn C. I installed both MinGW and Cygwin and the CDT detects and tries to use them when I make a new project.
I choose File > New C++ Project and choose Hello World C++ Project and the CygwinGCC toolchain. I name the project "asdf" and hit "Build Debug" in the toolbar. The compiler completes without error. I hit Run and nothing happens.
Browsing to the project directory manually and running asdf.exe gives me an error saying:
"The program can't start because cygwin1.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem."
The same thing happens using MinGW, only a different dll is missing.
What do I need to do to have a usable .exe?
(I'm running Windows 7 x64 and the newest version of Eclipse and the CDT.)
EDIT:
The compiler output is as follows:
**** Build of configuration Debug for project asdf ****
make all
Building file: ../src/asdf.cpp
Invoking: Cygwin C++ Compiler
g++ -O0 -g3 -Wall -c -fmessage-length=0 -MMD -MP -MF"src/asdf.d" -MT"src/asdf.d" -o"src/asdf.o" "../src/asdf.cpp"
cygwin warning:
MS-DOS style path detected: C:\Users\Shawn\Dropbox\eclipse\asdf\Debug
Preferred POSIX equivalent is: /cygdrive/c/Users/Shawn/Dropbox/eclipse/asdf/Debug
CYGWIN environment variable option "nodosfilewarning" turns off this warning.
Consult the user's guide for more details about POSIX paths:
http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using.html#using-pathnames
Finished building: ../src/asdf.cpp
Building target: asdf.exe
Invoking: Cygwin C++ Linker
g++ -o"asdf.exe" ./src/asdf.o
Finished building target: asdf.exe
This error message means that Windows isn't able to find "cygwin1.dll". The Programs that the Cygwin gcc create depend on this DLL. The file is part of cygwin , so most likely it's located in C:\cygwin\bin. To fix the problem all you have to do is add C:\cygwin\bin (or the location where cygwin1.dll can be found) to your system path. Alternatively you can copy cygwin1.dll into your Windows directory.
There is a nice tool called DependencyWalker that you can download from http://www.dependencywalker.com . You can use it to check dependencies of executables, so if you inspect your generated program it tells you which dependencies are missing and which are resolved.
You can compile with either Cygwin's g++ or MinGW (via stand-alone or using Cygwin package). However, in order to run it, you need to add the Cygwin1.dll (and others) PATH to the system Windows PATH, before any cygwin style paths.
Thus add: ;C:\cygwin64\bin to the end of your Windows system PATH variable.
Also, to compile for use in CMD or PowerShell, you may need to use:
x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++.exe -static -std=c++11 prog_name.cc -o prog_name.exe
(This invokes the cross-compiler, if installed.)
To add to this and save someone another google, just do this in cmd:
set PATH=%PATH%;C:\cygwin64\bin