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Exec Format Error Eclipse CDT

I have a basic C++ program in Eclipse CDT:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
  std::cout << "Hello World!";
}

However, when I try to build it, I get an Exec Format Error. Here is the output produced by the compiler

g++ -O0 -g3 -Wall -c -fmessage-length=0 -o hey.o "..\\hey.cpp" 
g++: error: spawn: Exec format error

I am using MinGW Toolchain. I am on 64-bit Windows, and I think that may have something to do with it. Would anyone know how to get this program running?

Edit Running the exact command in command prompt in the directory where my source file is works just fine, without throwing errors, but it still doesn't work in Eclipse

Solution

  • So, I have fixed this myself by installing the 64-bit version of MinGW (http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/). It now compiles and builds noramlly