Now I am getting this error when compiling

[Bopaki]

I guess there is something wrong with the setup in the IDE

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Compiling single file...

- Filename: C:\Documents and Settings\ALISON STUDENT\My Documents\ZolaMndeni\Recusion\writebackwards.cpp - Compiler Name: TDM-GCC 4.9.2 32-bit Release Processing C++ source file... -------- - C++ Compiler: C:\Program Files\Dev-Cpp\MinGW64\bin\g++.exe - Command: g++.exe "C:\Documents and Settings\ALISON STUDENT\My Documents\ZolaMndeni\Recusion\writebackwards.cpp" -o "C:\Documents and Settings\ALISON STUDENT\My Documents\ZolaMndeni\Recusion\writebackwards.exe" -m32 -I"C:\Program Files\Dev-Cpp\MinGW64\include" -I"C:\Program Files\Dev-Cpp\MinGW64\x86_64-w64-mingw32\include" -I"C:\Program Files\Dev-Cpp\MinGW64\lib\gcc\x86_64-w64-mingw32\4.9.2\include" -I"C:\Program Files\Dev-Cpp\MinGW64\lib\gcc\x86_64-w64-mingw32\4.9.2\include\c++" -L"C:\Program Files\Dev-Cpp\MinGW64\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib32" -static-libgcc -m32 C:/Program Files/Dev-Cpp/MinGW64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.9.2/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot open output file C:\Documents and Settings\ALISON STUDENT\My Documents\ZolaMndeni\Recusion\writebackwards.exe: Permission denied collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status Compilation results... -------- - Errors: 1 - Warnings: 0 - Output Filename: C:\Documents and Settings\ALISON STUDENT\My Documents\ZolaMndeni\Recusion\writebackwards.exe - Output Size: 1.30218410491943 MiB - Compilation Time: 1.28s

This is a very simple program:

#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
void write_backwards(int n);
int main()
{
	write_backwards(10);
	return 0;
}
void write_backwards(int n)
{
	if(n >= 1)
	cout << n << " ";
	write_backwards(n - 1);
}

Even a simple Hello World program does not run:

#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
    cout<<"Hello World!!!!";
    return 0;
}

I get :

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Compiling single file...

- Filename: C:\Documents and Settings\ALISON STUDENT\My Documents\ZolaMndeni\Recusion\test.cpp - Compiler Name: TDM-GCC 4.9.2 32-bit Release Processing C++ source file... -------- - C++ Compiler: C:\Program Files\Dev-Cpp\MinGW64\bin\g++.exe - Command: g++.exe "C:\Documents and Settings\ALISON STUDENT\My Documents\ZolaMndeni\Recusion\test.cpp" -o "C:\Documents and Settings\ALISON STUDENT\My Documents\ZolaMndeni\Recusion\test.exe" -m32 -I"C:\Program Files\Dev-Cpp\MinGW64\include" -I"C:\Program Files\Dev-Cpp\MinGW64\x86_64-w64-mingw32\include" -I"C:\Program Files\Dev-Cpp\MinGW64\lib\gcc\x86_64-w64-mingw32\4.9.2\include" -I"C:\Program Files\Dev-Cpp\MinGW64\lib\gcc\x86_64-w64-mingw32\4.9.2\include\c++" -L"C:\Program Files\Dev-Cpp\MinGW64\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib32" -static-libgcc -m32 C:/Program Files/Dev-Cpp/MinGW64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.9.2/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: cannot open output file C:\Documents and Settings\ALISON STUDENT\My Documents\ZolaMndeni\Recusion\test.exe: Permission denied collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status Compilation results... -------- - Errors: 1 - Warnings: 0 - Output Filename: C:\Documents and Settings\ALISON STUDENT\My Documents\ZolaMndeni\Recusion\test.exe - Output Size: 1.30218029022217 MiB - Compilation Time: 4.14s

what is this Perssion denied thing????

[coder777]

Try to use another directory for the .exe. Maybe the compiler locked the source directory against writing while compiling.

[salem c]

Some possible causes of trouble.
1. You're already running writebackwards.exe and it hasn't quit yet.
2. Your anti-virus has detected an unknown exe and locked it.

Speaking of AV, it's probably worth adding an exclusion rule to your entire C:\Users\Documents\Code directory (well, whatever your code root directory is anyway).

> - Output Size: 1.30218029022217 MiB
LOL - 15 digit precision on a 7 digit number.
That 0.29 of a byte is really gonna mess you up!