GNU C++ Compiler error

[eoredson]

Extract to C:\ preserving pathnames.

This implies that you are running on Windows?

If so, there is no need to build from source unless you are making changes to the compiler.  The Windows version of QB64PE is ready to use out of the box.  Just unpack and go.

BEFORE UNPACKING THE WINDOWS .7z ARCHIVE: delete your old "qb64pe" folder or rename it  Name it to "qb64pe_OLD", or "Q", or "Fred", or whatever.  The point of this is to free up the name "qb64pe" for reuse.

If you run an antivirus then you may have to go through the rigmarole of whitelisting the new PE with your A/V.

If the new installation has the same directory name as your old installation, then any old file associations, Open With options, etc should work just fine on the new version, with no changes needed.

The entire Windows compiler suite is contained in a folder called "qb64pe", so just extract the archive wherever you want and you are good to go.

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((If you insist on building from source, just do it in the "QB64pe-4.0.0" folder.  If successful you can then move the shiny new PE files into a good home of their very own.))

I have downloaded the file:

qb64pe_win-x86-4.0.0.7z

and had compilation issues and was told to build the source from:

QB64pe-4.0.0.zip

which extracts into \QB64pe-4.0.0 but I want it in \QB64pe