GNU C++ Compiler error

[SMcNeill]

I checked the .7z filesizes and they are exactly the same and did a WinRar test file contents and there were no errors found.

WinRAR probably uses an older LZMA SDK. Try using 7-Zip 24.09 from https://www.7-zip.org

It's FREE... Takes but a moment to download. Why not give it a try and see if it fixes your problem?

[JRace]

I just tested WinRAR 7.01 (even though my free trial period expired ages ago) and it worked fine on the 32-bit PE archive, but....

I highly recommend the totally free and open 7Zip over commercial products like WinRAR or WinZip.  7Zip is the best general-purpose archiver, period, in my admittedly opinionated opinion.

(We do become partial to our old standbys.  I used to work with a guy who always installed trialware WinZip on every PC he touched.  I wanted to yell, "Dude, I run these machines lean, mean, and clean, so don't pollute!"  Yeah, I'm partial, too.  Why pay for a lesser product or put up with nag screens when the best is totally free?)

So... If you don't want to install another archiver then try 7Zip Portable: https://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/7-zip_portable.

Download and run the latest version, which is currently "7-ZipPortable_24.08.paf.exe".  Run it to extract 7Zip, then run "7-ZipPortable.exe" in the extracted folder.  It is never "installed" and makes no changes to your system.  You can also click-and-drag your archive file onto "7-ZipPortable.exe" to automatically open the archive in 7Zip's file manager.

(Protip: Hit F9 in the 7Zip file manager to switch to "2 pane" view.  Then you can see your archive in one pane and navigate to your destination in the other.)

Running 7Zip without installation means that you won't get the benefits of file associations or 7Zip's nifty right-click menu integration.  For the full 7Zip experience you must install.

7Zip Portable is currently at version 24.08, which works just fine on the PE archives.

(PortableApps.com is an outstanding & safe provider of "portablized" non-commercial applications that can be used without installation.  Any configuration files and Registry entries created by a Portable App are kept strictly within the App folder, which can be stored on your hard drive or a thumb drive.  There are no uninstallers for Portable Apps.  You can simply delete the folders without a trace when done, if you wish.  It's a great way to run in "stealthy ninja mode", or to try software before installing.  Also great for one-and-done jobs.  Because installers always leave a bad taste in my mouth, many of the applications I use daily are Portable Apps... except for 7Zip, of course!)

[Pete]

@JRace +1 I did not know about the portable version. Next week I have to make a decision if I want to give that a go or just do a complete re-install, as usual.

Pete

[JRace]

@JRace +1 I did not know about the portable version. Next week I have to make a decision if I want to give that a go or just do a complete re-install, as usual.

Pete

It comes down to personal taste and preferences.  I keep the Portable version on my "PC Repair & Home Away From Home" thumbdrive, but two things I MUST have installed on my desktop workhorse are 7Zip & ImDisk.

[Kernelpanic]

The whole process reminds me of a story from a book about inventors, discoverers and so on that I got for my birthday when I was 14/15. The following facts:

Around 1450 AD, the scholars of the time in Europe asked the question of what would happen if you dropped a stone from the top of the mast of a moving ship. Would the stone fall right next to the mast, or further back, because the ship was still moving while the stone fell? The scholars of the time discussed and discussed this question in their circles, without reaching a conclusion.

It was not until around 1850 that someone did the obvious thing: he asked a sailor to drop a stone from the top of the mast of his moving ship. The stone fell right next to the mast, of course. That settled the question.

It's no joke, it actually took 400 years for someone to come up with this idea; there is no record of any of the scholars having tried it before.

I always have to think of history, like the problem with  the unpacking TamTam. I also have to think of it when I read of a problem or hear where is it unclear about what happens when one do this or that. Often the answer is that there is no really a problem, otherwise someone would have tried it long ago or announced a solution; and so on.

In such cases, always one should think of the 400 years of academic discussion about the falling stone.

Conclusion (basically): If you want something done really well, do it yourself! (If at all possible.)  

Happy Christmas!