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603 :: can't put the source file in the root directory

• donydh (orginal) [2014-10-26T10:11:56+01:00] view original

  If put the source file in the root drectory ,it got "cannot create directory: c:nimcache"

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• Araq (orginal) [2014-10-26T13:19:47+01:00] view original

  Why is that a problem? Use your own directory for your own Nim code.

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• Varriount (orginal) [2014-10-26T17:12:30+01:00] view original

  How are you even able to put source files in the root drive directory? While there are ways around it, by default creating files in the root drive directory is disallowed by Windows - even administrator accounts can't do it.

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• PV (orginal) [2014-10-28T18:08:32+01:00] view original

  Varriount: this limitation exists only for the C: (boot) drive. Imagine you use a portable flash stick to host a project.

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• jibal (orginal) [2014-10-30T03:01:56+01:00] view original

  @PV

  The "problem" here is that, if someone manages to put the source code in an unwritable directory, the compiler can't create the nimcache subdirectory. If the source code is in a writable directory such as the root directory of a memstick, there's no problem.

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