https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=82696
Bug ID: 82696
Summary: "File not found"-Message if source exists, but doesnt
have .c extension
Product: gcc
Version: 4.9.2
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: P3
Component: other
Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org
Reporter: slohm...@uni-wuppertal.de
Target Milestone: ---
Created attachment 42459
--> https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=42459&action=edit
Hello World-Source with .c-Extension
A student tried to compile his sourcefile named "hello" (instead of the correct
"hello.c") and got the message that his file could not be found. I could
reproduce the issue:
Files without extension should be passed to the linker iirc, but GCC seems to
do some detection on it and throws a "file not found" if it contains c-code (or
isnt an object-file?)
I think the message is very irritating as the file does exist. Please change
this to a more appropriate message like "'hello' is not an object-file".
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Steps to reproduce:
1. Take any working c-sourcecode (for example the provided "hello.c" and remove
the '.c'-extension.
2. compile it with "gcc hello"
-> you get a error message that the file could not be found and a "fatal
error: no input files"
