Problem with codeblocks

[closed account 3R5fjE8b]

I created a program and it won't work a stand-alone executable. It says it's missing a 'cygwin.dll' file. I want it so this program will run from a disc, is that even possible?

[rjvc]

hmm..You could try adding the the dll(which can be found in your compiler's folder or just download it) to your program directory. You can also link them statically during compilation. I found something similar(for mingw) here: http://www.cplusplus.com/forum/beginner/35456/

[closed account 3R5fjE8b]

But that defeats the purpose of having a stand alone executable doesnt it? I don't want to have to put that in the folder with it..

[rjvc]

Then try the other option I gave: linking them statically. But you should know that this can make your executable larger.

[closed account 3R5fjE8b]

That's okay I'm not worried about that. I see that post tells what to do, but not really how to set it up. I'm very lost on how to link statically?

[rjvc]

I'm not pretty sure if your compiler(cygwin) supports static compilation since i'm using mingw(gcc). But you can try checking out here https://www.daniweb.com/software-development/cpp/threads/358681/codeblocks-c-static-linking