problem installation on vista

I have create a directory ( fortran ) under document directory

the complete feedback is:
==============================================================================
Generating Makefile... Okay
==============================================================================
Compiling .\hello.f90
gfortran.exe: error: CreateProcess: No such file or directory
Error(E42): Last command making (build\hello.o) returned a bad status
Error(E02): Make execution terminated

* Failed *

Thank you for the help.

My system is vista 32bit.
the compiler is in the directory you mention but the error is always the same.
I don't if the follow note is related but
When I browse to search the compiler the browse start from where I save the project

I try to reinstall all.
at the moment All the directory exist.

the copy of makefiles is:

#
# Automagically generated by Approximatrix Simply Fortran 2.7
#
FC="C:\Program Files\Simply Fortran 2\mingw-w64\bin\gfortran.exe"
CC="C:\Program Files\Simply Fortran 2\mingw-w64\bin\gcc.exe"
AR="C:\Program Files\Simply Fortran 2\mingw-w64\bin\ar.exe"
TOUCH="C:\Program Files\Simply Fortran 2\fwin\wtouch.exe"
WRC="C:\PROGRA~1\SIMPLY~1\MINGW-~1\bin\windres.exe"
RM=rm -f

IDIR=
# -I error: Directory C:\Program Files\Simply Fortran 2\mingw-w64\include\ does not exist
# -I error: Directory C:\Users\francesco\AppData\Local\\sfpm\32\include does not exist

LDIR=-L"C:/Program Files/Simply Fortran 2/mingw-w64/lib/"
# -L error: Directory C:\Users\francesco\AppData\Local\\sfpm\32\lib does not exist

SPECIALFLAGS=-g -m32 $(IDIR)

RCFLAGS=-O coff -F pe-i386

PRJ_FFLAGS=
PRJ_CFLAGS=
PRJ_LFLAGS=

FFLAGS=$(SPECIALFLAGS)  $(PRJ_FFLAGS) -Jmodules

CFLAGS=-g -m32  $(IDIR) $(PRJ_CFLAGS)

"build\hello.o": ".\hello.f90"
    @echo Compiling .\hello.f90
    @$(FC) -c -o "build\hello.o" $(FFLAGS) ".\hello.f90"

clean: .SYMBOLIC
    @echo Deleting build\hello.o and related files
    @$(RM) "build\hello.o"
    @echo Deleting hello.exe
    @$(RM) "hello.exe"

"hello.exe":  "build\hello.o"
    @echo Generating hello.exe
    @$(FC) -o "hello.exe" -m32 "build\hello.o" $(LDIR) $(PRJ_LFLAGS)

all: "hello.exe" .SYMBOLIC

I suspect one part of the compiler was not installed.  Can you open the following directory:

C:\Program Files\Simply Fortran 2\mingw-w64\libexec\gcc\x86_64-w64-mingw32\4.8.2

You should see a number of files:

• cc1.exe

• cc1plus.exe

• collect2.exe

• f951.exe

• liblto_plugin.a

• liblto_plugin.la

• lto1.exe

• lto-wrapper.exe

I suspect one of these files is missing, which would cause the error you're seeing.  Do you have a virus scanner installed?  Did it report anything while installing Simply Fortran?

One thing you can first try is adding the following to the path:

C:\Program Files\Simply Fortran 2\mingw-w64\libexec\gcc\x86_64-w64-mingw32\4.8.2

The issue you're seeing is that gfortran.exe can't find one of its child programs it needs.  I had first hoped that something may have gone wrong during installation. Similar issues can also occur if you have other versions of GNU Fortran installed.

Try adding the above to your path, and let us know if you have better luck.

on the path I have add that suggested and now for Simply fortran I have the folowing path

C:\Program Files\Simply Fortran 2\mingw-w64\bin
C:\Program Files\Simply Fortran 2\mingw-w64\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib32
C:\Program Files\Simply Fortran 2\mingw-w64\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib64
C:\Program Files\Simply Fortran 2\mingw-w64\x86_64-w64-mingw32\4.8.2

I don't have GCC_EXEC_PREFIX variable.

in the variable I don't have see any other reference to Simply fortran it's ok ?

hanks

David, these options are provided to the resource compiler, windres.exe, when it is needed.  Normally in Simply Fortran it is used solely for adding an icon.  The flags instruct the resource compiler to output a COFF object compatible with the PE 32-bit format.  You'll notice that, because the resource compiler is never used in the makefile, these flags are also never used or mentioned, only declared.  Simply Fortran always outputs these flags; they are not entered by the user.

I'm a little confused as to why you're suggesting deleting the flags will correct the problem on Vista.  Could you provide any more information?