Re: Error when running gcc from GPS

[Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>]

resander <kresander@gmail.com> writes:

> 'Could not locate executable on path: gprbuild'
>
> I have ticked the checkbox for language C in the
> Languages tab in 'Edit Project Properties on the
> Project menu.
>
> I am guessing that 'executable' refers to gcc.

No, it refers to gprbuild!

> I did a search on gcc and found these:
>
>   /usr/bin/gcc    -- linked to
>   /usr/bin/gcc-4.3
>
>   /usr/bin/gnatgcc    -- linked to
>   /usr/bin/gcc-4.3
>
>   /home/ken/AdaGPL/gnat-2008-i686-gnu-linux-libc2.3-bin/bin/gcc
>
> I also searched on gprbuild and found it is available in
>
>  /home/ken/AdaGPL/gnat-2008-i686-gnu-linux-libc2.3-bin/bin
>
> How do I make GPS compile C files?

Make a link to it,

$ sudo ln -s \
 /home/ken/AdaGPL/gnat-2008-i686-gnu-linux-libc2.3-bin/bin/gprbuild \
 /usr/bin

(there may well be a more appropriate way, inclusing perhaps using GNAT
GPL 2009?)