Game compiling error! (New error!)

[junkiegamemaker]

My computer was broken few weeks ago. I reinstalled Windows to fix it (before that, my OS is Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit) and after that, my OS turns into Windows 7 Starter! From that time, every time when I compile or test a game, I always get an error. It says:


E:\DSGMTempNewProject43234041>make
Makefile:13: E:\devkitPro\PAlib\lib\PA_Makefile: No such file or directory
make: *** No rule to make target `E:\devkitPro\PAlib\lib\PA_Makefile'. Stop.

E:\DSGMTempNewProject43234041>pause
Press any key to continue . . .


Here is the project if that needs fixing...

MPDS.dsgm

(40.24 MiB) Downloaded 21 times

And the screenshot:

EDIT: The old error is fixed, but this is a NEW error!

[djl12328]

That error means that you do not have "make" installed. You might have to find an installer for it somewhere.

[YoshiInAVoid]

'make' is part of devkitPro.

[Nobody]

reinstalling devkitpro should work.

[junkiegamemaker]

Well, I did reinstall devkitpro. But it still has that error!

[Foxi4]

Well, I did reinstall devkitpro. But it still has that error!

"make" has little to do with devkitPro - it's a simple command within Windows which requests compilation of code by the compiler set as default. If "make" is not recognized then it is not present in the registery. devkitPro's installer registers this command automatically and sets the compiler as its own.

You installed devkitPro either from an account without Administrative Privileges or without running the Installer in Administrator Mode or User Account Control denied the request to edit the registery.

Disable UAC in the control panel and install again, running the installer As Administrator by right-clicking on it and selecting this option from the drop-down context menu. Worst-case scenario is registering the command via the Command Prompt - Google how to do so if all else fails, it has been tackled on devkitPro forums.

[junkiegamemaker]

Well, I did reinstall devkitpro. But it still has that error!

"make" has little to do with devkitPro - it's a simple command within Windows which requests compilation of code by the compiler set as default. If "make" is not recognized then it is not present in the registery. devkitPro's installer registers this command automatically and sets the compiler as its own.

You installed devkitPro either from an account without Administrative Privileges or without running the Installer in Administrator Mode or User Account Control denied the request to edit the registery.

Disable UAC in the control panel and install again, running the installer As Administrator by right-clicking on it and selecting this option from the drop-down context menu. Worst-case scenario is registering the command via the Command Prompt - Google how to do so if all else fails, it has been tackled on devkitPro forums.

Well, I went into my account, then Change User Account Control settings, and there's a slider, I dragged it to the bottom, where it says Never notify. Is this correct?

[Foxi4]

Pretty much. Now, ensure that the account you are using to install the application has administrative priviledges. You can check that in the Users tab. Even if it does, run the installer downloaded from devkitPro's website As Administrator.

[junkiegamemaker]

Well, my user is an Administrator, and I ran devkitProUpdater-1.5.3.exe. After that, I retry testing the game and the errors are still THERE!!

[Foxi4]

Firstly, cool off. This error is not in any way connected to DSGM, it's a devkitPro error. You will have to manually input PATH data via the Command Prompt and the msys console of the tool chain, there are articles on the devkit forum on how to do so, I'm on mobile so I cannot provide you with direct links but I've read some. I strongly suggest taking this question there, WinterMute, the local admin know-it-all will give you top notch assistance if you post there within a day or two. Keep in mind that your post will not be visible until approved so don't double-post. Moreover, make your post explicit - either post a screenshot or a crash dump. It would be best if you do not mention DSGM while as it - it works like a red cloth on a bull and you may not recieve support.

[junkiegamemaker]

Are there any easier ways??? I don't want to make new accounts (i'm too lazy) and wait for days to get help!

[Foxi4]

The easy solutions to your problem aren't working. Either you're doing something wrong or your system is being particularily bitchy I'm afraid.

You don't have to "wait days" for an answer, you can simply Google it out, you have all the necessary information to do so. Before you do that though, I strongly suggest re-trying everything you've been told so-far as this is the "official" solution to your issue.

Perhaps some AV software is blocking registery access? Perhaps the firewall does? Perhaps you're not really in Admin mode?

Worst-case scenario? Run the system in Test Mode by holding down F8 on start-up - this lowers most of the bitchy Windows defence mechanisms.

[junkiegamemaker]

But what if I mention DSGM?

[YoshiInAVoid]

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3. They refuse to support me because I am using PAlib and ky_geturl. I asked them extreamly politely for some help regarding ky_geturl in my project. They delete my post and tell me that I am very confused and that I "appear to be lost" because PAlib and ky_geturl and not part of their toolchain and ban me from posting.

Why do they always act so stubborn, like 2 year olds? What's wrong with them? Why do they kill off PAlib, do they not want DS Homebrew games made by people without all of the experience that they have?

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Don't ask for help on the devkitPro forum.

[Foxi4]

PAlib was killed off because it was convoluted, humonogous, full of deprecated functions and for today's standards barely compiling. It's a little library that could, but as libnds was being updated over and over, PAlib didn't manage to keep up and quickly became obsolete. Now we have better libraries out there and we probably shouldn't worry about PAlib anymore.

[junkiegamemaker]

I got another error! Please help me!

[Foxi4]

Describe the error or at least post the screenshot if it's "another one".

[Foxi4]

I see that you've edited your initial post.

It appears that the MakeFile is missing, PAlib is not in a directory it was supposed to be installed in. (C:\devkitPro\PALib)

Make sure it's there, not in another directory.

[junkiegamemaker]

I see that you've edited your initial post.

It appears that the MakeFile is missing, PAlib is not in a directory it was supposed to be installed in. (C:\devkitPro\PALib)

Make sure it's there, not in another directory.

Oh...I just checked it again and it was not in my devkitPro folder. But can I put it in E:\devkitPro\PALib?

[Foxi4]

Excuse me, force of habit, of course it should be on E:\, you installed it there.