C++ 11 Build system work, but not run executable file

Question

I tried to run executable file from Sublime Text 3 after it was successfully built with C++11 Build System, but got the error:

[WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified[cmd: ['bash', '-c', "g++ -std=c++0x 'C:\Users\FTP-RSky\Desktop\RSky\rect\test_g++11.cpp' -o 'C:\Users\FTP-RSky\Desktop\RSky\rect/test_g++11' && xterm -e bash -c 'C:\Users\FTP-RSky\Desktop\RSky\rect/test_g++11; read'"]] [dir: C:\Users\FTP-RSky\Desktop\RSky\rect] [path: C:\Program Files\Processing-3.2.1;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Phone\;C:\Program Files\dotnet\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\130\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\DTS\Binn\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\120\DTS\Binn\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS\Binn\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Windows Performance Toolkit\;C:\Program Files (x86)\CodeBlocks\MinGW\bin;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_73\bin\lib;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_73\bin] [Finished]

So I have three build system in Sublime Text 3:

1. C++ Build and Run perfectly fine!!!

2. C++11 Build but not Run. my C++11.sublime-build file:

  {

 "cmd": ["g++", "-std=c++11", "${file}", "-o", "${file_path}/${file_base_name}"],

 "file_regex": "^(..[^:]*):([0-9]+):?([0-9]+)?:? (.*)$",

 "working_dir": "${file_path}",

 "selector": "source.c, source.c++",

 "variants":

 [
   {
     "name": "Run",
     "cmd":["bash", "-c", "g++ '${file}' -std=c++11 -stdlib=libc++ -o '${file_path}/${file_base_name}' && '${file_path}/${file_base_name}'"]
   }

 ]
}

3. C++14 Doesn't Build & Run. [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified[cmd: my C++14.sublime-build file:

   {

 "cmd":["bash", "-c", "g++ -std=c++14 -Wall '${file}' -o '${file_path}/${file_base_name}' && '${file_path}/${file_base_name}'"],

 "file_regex": "^(..[^:]*):([0-9]+):?([0-9]+)?:? (.*)$",

 "working_dir": "${file_path}",

 "selector": "source.c, source.c++",

 "variants":

 [
   {
     "name": "Run",

     "cmd":["bash", "-c", "g++ -std=c++14 '${file}' -o '${file_path}/${file_base_name}' && '${file_path}/${file_base_name}'"]
   }
 ]
}

There is a way to build and run modern C++11 & 14 versions inside Sublime Text 3 as a regular C++ output without issues? Or do I miss something?

Presuming the build that works is the one that's built into Sublime is the one that's working, the problem is probably that bash is not in your path (that's what the error is telling you). The built in build for C++ just invokes g++ directly. You should probably just do it that way, since you know it already works. — OdatNurd

idleberg idleberg · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-25T11:41:57

When using Bash on Ubuntu on Windows, you will have to use POSIX paths rather than Windows paths. As an example, the Windows path c:\Users\me\Desktop\My Project\source.cpp translates to the POSIX path /mnt/c/users/me/Desktop/My Project/source.cpp.

Unless you want to hardcode those paths in your .sublime-build file, you could have to create a script (e.g. Batch) that handles this and call that in your build file. This example script is a good starting point.

C++ 11 Build system work, but not run executable file

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