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Hi , I have a header file in c++ 'CH341DLL.H' . When I debug it I receive:
Failed to locate: "link.exe".The system cannot find the file specified.
I don't know why do I receive this error?
Please help me.
Thanks
The file name extension is wrong 'link.exe_' I don't know how to change the extension of it without any problem.
Thanks
Have you the path where link.exe is located in VC++ Directories ?
For example, with my version, I have :
[Configuration Properties] [VC++ Directories) [Executable Directories] :
$(VC_ExecutablePath_x86);$(CommonExecutablePath)
and if I look variables (by clicking <Edit...> in the ComboBox), I get :
E:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.29.30133\bin\HostX86\x86
which is the path where link.exe is located
Yes this is the path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.29.30133\bin\HostX86\x86
and you have link.exe in this path ?
No the file name is wrong 'link.exe_' the file extension is exe_ which is not correct.
Then did you try to check if its format is correct (PE file), then rename it and test it in a command line ?
I don't know how can I check its format and rename it and test it in a command line.
You don't know how to rename a file ?
F2 in Explorer or REN in a CMD window...
To test it just type its name in a CMD window...
But why is this file renamed into "link.exe_" ? (underscore at end was for compressed files)
Only this file is renamed with a "_"in the directory ?
Are you sure that it is the right directory ?
If you install normally VS 2019, there is no reason for link.exe to be renamed with an underscore...
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Normalmente, esse erro é causado pela mudança de local do arquivo ou pela alteração das permissões do arquivo. Se a causa for a primeira, você precisará localizar o arquivo e alterar as configurações de origem, a divergência no nome do arquivo também pode ser a causa do erro.