From:	ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA (Paul Derbyshire)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Allegro or Rhide keeps being weird
Date:	11 Sep 1997 17:19:06 GMT
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"J.E." (cellis AT voyageur DOT ca) writes:
> For some reason, when I try to compile and run (ctrl + F9) a program
> which uses the Allegro library, Rhide compiles, links, and runs the
> program without errors, but then says:
> 
> "The error was: Permission denied  (EACCESS)"
> 
> Then, the executable which was produced doesn't run.  But, there's a
> file with the same name as the source and a .000 extension which will
> run fine if it's renamed to an .exe.  What's going on?  Is Rhide
> forgetting to close a file, or is it a bug in Allegro?  Thanks in
> advance for your time and help:-)
> 
> Jordan Ellis   <cellis AT voyageur DOT ca>

This would happen if you compiled it and then ran it in a Windows dos box,
then recompiled it in a different dos box with the first already running.
It could also happen (windows or no windows) if you, for whatever reason,
set the exe to read-only.

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Paul Derbyshire ao950 AT freenet DOT carleton DOT ca, http://chat.carleton.ca/~pderbysh

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