File format not recognized
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| Using Blitzmax 1.10 on Win XP pro, modules synced. Each time I save a .bmx file and try to compile it I get: C:/Program Files/BlitzMax/tmp/ld.tmp: file not recognized: File format not recognized If I create a new .bmx without saving it to disk first, it compiles fine. Save it to disk, that error occurs on each compile. If I save the .bmx in C:/Program Files/BlitzMax/tmp it compiles fine, no error. If I save it anywhere else, the error occurs. Why? |
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| Ok, just as a test I copied the directory structure for the sample app Digesteroids to a different folder structure, so it is not in a subfolder of BlitzMax. Now it gives the same error, but it didn't where it was originally. Do all projects have to be in a subfolder of the Blitzmax installation folder in order to compile, is that what the problem is? |
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| Do all projects have to be in a subfolder of the Blitzmax installation folder in order to compile, is that what the problem is? Nope. |
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| Ok then, any clue as to what the problem is? |
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| Can you provide the simplest example that fails? |
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| Anything at all fails, it doesn't matter how simple. But... I have discovered what the problem is. The folder where the source code is located in cannot have the character @ in the name of the folder. For years, I have kept source code for all my development work under a folder named @ but apparently the blitzmax compiler doesn't like that. I just tested a whole bunch of variations of folder names that include the character @, and each of them cause this error on compile. Example: put your source code in a folder named @Testing or Test@Test or any other variation and Blitzmax will fail on compile with the error ------------------------- Building ATest Compiling:ATest.bmx flat assembler version 1.51 3 passes, 2157 bytes. Linking:ATest.debug.exe C:/PROGRA~1/BlitzMax/tmp/ld.tmp: file not recognized: File format not recognized Process complete ------------------------- |
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| The problem appears also if you use extra characters like "äöü" etc. . But I think this is an old bug and should been fixed with the next update. |
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| If it's not going to be fixed, I hope at least it is modified to give a more meaningful error message. In my case, the culprit was the character @ in a folder name, but I'm sure as klepto has stated there must be a lot of other characters that are commonly used in folder names that cause this problem. I have Blitz3d code under folder @, along with C++, C#, and asp.net code. No problem. Blitzmax - obscure error message. |
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| Unless any of these 'special' characters are not allowed on Linux or Mac filesystems, I'd say you're right. File this in the bug reports forum. |
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