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I have installed the lcc compiler so that I can compile c programs on my windows machine - but I am having troubles getting it to work...

I added C:\lcc\bin to my PATH environment variable, but when I type in:

lcc args

into my command line, I get this message: 'lcc is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file'.

If I actually navigate to the folder C:\lcc\bin, I can execute lcc no problem

Is there something else I have to do other than set the PATH variable?

thanks!

Toadums
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    How did you add it to your PATH? When you're in the same command window that shows the error message, if you type `set PATH` and hit Enter, do you see `c:\lcc\bin` in the output? – Ken White Sep 15 '11 at 01:42
  • I just went Computer>Advanced Settings> Environment variables, then tacked on ;C:\lcc\bin – Toadums Sep 15 '11 at 01:43
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    changing the path using the advanced settings dialog like that will only affect the path of cmd.exe sessions that are started *after* you make the change. If your cmd.exe was already open, you'll need to manually change that one via path=c:\lcc\bin;%path% – JustJeff Sep 15 '11 at 01:47
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    That's half of what I asked. :) Did you do that with the command window already open? Do you see it in the `PATH` if you use the instructions I mentioned before? – Ken White Sep 15 '11 at 01:48
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    fwiw, you may have to do set include=c:\lcc\include and probably lib, too. – JustJeff Sep 15 '11 at 01:48
  • Once I typed in set PATH in the cmd, I noticed that there was a space in the path :( like C:\ lcc\bin. thanks all! – Toadums Sep 15 '11 at 01:52

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I had also problems using lcc. By accident I started the editor that was also included in the package. Since then it works. I notice that I have to perform this operation each time I install it on a new computer. I suppose that it has to do with some initialization files that are required, but only created by the editor. Maybe this will also helps you.

Paul Verbelen
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