[kekie]

I tried to add a .a file to the list of link libraries, but when I build, I'm confronted with the following;

ld.exe||<the path>: Permission denied

I'm an admin on this machine - What?

[fryishone]

Try running codeblocks as administrator.

[kekie]

No dice.
:-(

[fryishone]

The library could very well be in use. Ensure the file is not in use before trying to compile.

[snoopy11]

Its more likely that your program is still running press ctrl + alt + delete to bring up Task Manager locate your process kill all running ones (ie your program not all processes).

Rebuild your program.

Regards

Snoopy.

[kekie]

I looked through my processes, no good. Only stuff running from Google Chrome, Windows, Malwarebytes, and Notepad.

Also, I've had the problem you described before, and I THINK the error is different.

[snoopy11]

Hmm, what is the .a file you are trying to add ?

and roughly describe the path.... is it somewhere unusual for instance ?

also did you click on show all processes from all users button ?

Snoopy.

[kekie]

1. libws2_32.a
2. it's just a few dirs down from the desktop
3. Yeah.

[snoopy11]

Right,

It may also be an antivirus problem, you say you have malwarebytes installed try exiting this program and see if your program will build.

Snoopy.

[kekie]

Are you sure? That seems like a bit of a stretch...
Anyway, I have it doing a scan (I may have a virus) so I'll wait until it finishes (in a 1/2 hour or so) and report back.

[fryishone]

If shutting the A/V off doesn't help, wouldn't hurt to try a reboot.

This post has been edited by fryishone: 28 July 2014 - 02:57 PM

[snoopy11]

kekie, on 28 July 2014 - 09:52 PM, said:

Are you sure? That seems like a bit of a stretch...
Anyway, I have it doing a scan (I may have a virus) so I'll wait until it finishes (in a 1/2 hour or so) and report back.

Ok.

Sometimes malwarebytes will quarantine suspicious programs...

therefore it would explain the "permission denied" thing...

If your program uses sockets in a non standard way this might be enough for malwarebytes to flag it as suspicious.

[kekie]

Ok, BRB in aprox 1/2 hour. (Can't boot without restarting malwarebytes's scan :-)

[kekie]

NVM: Never got the library to work, but solution to problem was something else.
Sorry!

[snoopy11]

Hmm,

Care to share your solution ?