I was trying to compile a simple multi-file C++ program when i got this error message:
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/2.95.3-5/../../../../i686-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: cannot open output file a.exe: Permission denied collect2: ld returned 1 exit status i moved all the files into a different directory and abracadabra the error message didn't occur. What was happening when i was getting the "permission denied" error? -ethan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! http://mail.yahoo.com/ -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/