# Newbie Questions

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/newbie-questions/13931>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [June 28, 2017, 5:52am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/newbie-questions/13931 "2017-06-28T05:52:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![bobbyboey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@bobbyboey](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/bobbyboey)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 5:52am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/newbie-questions/13931/1 "2017-06-28T05:52:53Z")

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Hey, I’m sorta new at coding and all, so I don’t really understand much in the compiler.  
I’m running it on Code::Blocks MinGW, and got this message in the Build window:

-------------- Build: Release in Cataclysm (compiler: GNU GCC Compiler)---------------

WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\action.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\addiction.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\artifact.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\basecamp.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\bionics.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\bodypart.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\building\_generation.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\calendar.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\catajson.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\color.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\computer.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\construction.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\crafting.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\debug.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\defense.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\disease.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\event.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\faction.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\field.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\game.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\gamemode.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\graffiti.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\help.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\helper.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\iexamine.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\input.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\inventory.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\inventory\_ui.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\item.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\item\_factory.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\item\_group.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\itypedef.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\iuse.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\keypress.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\lightmap.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\line.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\main.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\main\_menu.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\map.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\mapbuffer.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\mapdata.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\mapgen.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\mapgenformat.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\mapitemsdef.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\material.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\melee.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\mission.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\mission\_end.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\mission\_fail.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\mission\_place.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\mission\_start.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\missiondef.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\monattack.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\mondeath.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\mongroupdef.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\monitemsdef.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\monmove.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\monster.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\mtypedef.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\mutation.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\mutation\_data.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\name.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\newcharacter.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\npc.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\npcmove.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\npctalk.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\options.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\output.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\overmap.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\overmapbuffer.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\player.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\posix\_time.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\profession.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\ranged.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\resource.rc  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\rng.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\settlement.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\setvector.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\skill.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\text\_snippets.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\tileray.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\trapdef.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\trapfunc.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\tutorial.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\ui.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\veh\_interact.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\veh\_typedef.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\vehicle.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\version.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\weather.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\weather\_data.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\wincurse.cpp  
WARNING: Can’t read file’s timestamp: C:\Users\Cael\AppData\Local\Packages\184MagikHub.9zip\_hvr7qkvwfhvx6\TempState\wish.cpp  
mingw32-g++.exe -o Cataclysm.exe obj\Release\action.o obj\Release\addiction.o obj\Release\artifact.o obj\Release\basecamp.o obj\Release\bionics.o obj\Release\bodypart.o obj\Release\building\_generation.o obj\Release\calendar.o obj\Release\catajson.o obj\Release\color.o obj\Release\computer.o obj\Release\construction.o obj\Release\crafting.o obj\Release\debug.o obj\Release\defense.o obj\Release\disease.o obj\Release\event.o obj\Release\faction.o obj\Release\field.o obj\Release\game.o obj\Release\gamemode.o obj\Release\graffiti.o obj\Release\help.o obj\Release\helper.o obj\Release\iexamine.o obj\Release\input.o obj\Release\inventory.o obj\Release\inventory\_ui.o obj\Release\item.o obj\Release\item\_factory.o obj\Release\item\_group.o obj\Release\itypedef.o obj\Release\iuse.o obj\Release\keypress.o obj\Release\lightmap.o obj\Release\line.o obj\Release\main.o obj\Release\main\_menu.o obj\Release\map.o obj\Release\mapbuffer.o obj\Release\mapdata.o obj\Release\mapgen.o obj\Release\mapgenformat.o obj\Release\mapitemsdef.o obj\Release\material.o obj\Release\melee.o obj\Release\mission.o obj\Release\mission\_end.o obj\Release\mission\_fail.o obj\Release\mission\_place.o obj\Release\mission\_start.o obj\Release\missiondef.o obj\Release\monattack.o obj\Release\mondeath.o obj\Release\mongroupdef.o obj\Release\monitemsdef.o obj\Release\monmove.o obj\Release\monster.o obj\Release\mtypedef.o obj\Release\mutation.o obj\Release\mutation\_data.o obj\Release\name.o obj\Release\newcharacter.o obj\Release\npc.o obj\Release\npcmove.o obj\Release\npctalk.o obj\Release\options.o obj\Release\output.o obj\Release\overmap.o obj\Release\overmapbuffer.o obj\Release\player.o obj\Release\posix\_time.o obj\Release\profession.o obj\Release\ranged.o obj\Release\rng.o obj\Release\settlement.o obj\Release\setvector.o obj\Release\skill.o obj\Release\text\_snippets.o obj\Release\tileray.o obj\Release\trapdef.o obj\Release\trapfunc.o obj\Release\tutorial.o obj\Release\ui.o obj\Release\veh\_interact.o obj\Release\veh\_typedef.o obj\Release\vehicle.o obj\Release\version.o obj\Release\weather.o obj\Release\weather\_data.o obj\Release\wincurse.o obj\Release\wish.o obj\Release\resource.res -Wl,-stack,12000000,-subsystem,windows -static -lgdi32 -mwindows  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\action.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\addiction.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\artifact.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\basecamp.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\bionics.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\bodypart.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\building\_generation.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\calendar.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\catajson.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\color.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\computer.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\construction.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\crafting.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\debug.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\defense.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\disease.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\event.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\faction.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\field.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\game.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\gamemode.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\graffiti.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\help.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\helper.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\iexamine.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\input.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\inventory.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\inventory\_ui.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\item.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\item\_factory.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\item\_group.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\itypedef.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\iuse.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\keypress.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\lightmap.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\line.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\main.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\main\_menu.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\map.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\mapbuffer.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\mapdata.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\mapgen.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\mapgenformat.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\mapitemsdef.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\material.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\melee.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\mission.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\mission\_end.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\mission\_fail.o: No such file or directory  
mingw32-g++.exe: error: obj\Release\mission\_place.o: No such file or directory  
Process terminated with status 1 (0 minute(s), 1 second(s))  
50 error(s), 93 warning(s) (0 minute(s), 1 second(s))

What do I do to fix this?

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**Author:** ![bobbyboey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@bobbyboey](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/bobbyboey)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 6:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/newbie-questions/13931/2 "2017-06-28T18:42:16Z")

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Update: I downloaded the files it needed and compiled, but I received another error:

Running project pre-build steps  
cmd /c git --version || echo ‘git’ command not found!  
‘git’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,  
operable program or batch file.  
‘git’ command not found!  
cmd /c git describe --tags --always --dirty \> version.tmp || echo no-git\> version.tmp  
’git’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,  
operable program or batch file.  
cmd /c for /F “tokens=\*” %i in (version.tmp) do echo #define VERSION “%i” \> src/version.h  
C:\Users\Cael\Downloads\Cataclysm\Cataclysm-DDA-master(1)\Cataclysm-DDA-master\>echo #define VERSION “no-git” 1\>src/version.h  
cmd /c del version.tmp

-------------- Build: Release in Cataclysm (compiler: GNU GCC Compiler)---------------

mingw32-g++.exe -Wextra -Wall -std=c++11 -DCB\_BUILD -D\_WINDOWS -D\_MINGW -D\_WIN32 -DWIN32 -D\_\_MINGW\_\_ -Os -O2 -DRELEASE=1 -c C:\Users\Cael\Downloads\Cataclysm\Cataclysm-DDA-master(1)\Cataclysm-DDA-master\src\action.cpp -o obj\Release\src\action.o  
In file included from C:\Users\Cael\Downloads\Cataclysm\Cataclysm-DDA-master(1)\Cataclysm-DDA-master\src\rng.h:5:0,  
from C:\Users\Cael\Downloads\Cataclysm\Cataclysm-DDA-master(1)\Cataclysm-DDA-master\src\map.h:19,  
from C:\Users\Cael\Downloads\Cataclysm\Cataclysm-DDA-master(1)\Cataclysm-DDA-master\src\action.cpp:7:  
C:\Users\Cael\Downloads\Cataclysm\Cataclysm-DDA-master(1)\Cataclysm-DDA-master\src\compatibility.h: In function ‘std::\_\_cxx11::string to\_string(long int)’:  
C:\Users\Cael\Downloads\Cataclysm\Cataclysm-DDA-master(1)\Cataclysm-DDA-master\src\compatibility.h:35:38: error: ‘snprintf’ was not declared in this scope  
snprintf( buffer, size, “%ld”, n );  
^  
C:\Users\Cael\Downloads\Cataclysm\Cataclysm-DDA-master(1)\Cataclysm-DDA-master\src\compatibility.h: In function ‘std::\_\_cxx11::string to\_string(int)’:  
C:\Users\Cael\Downloads\Cataclysm\Cataclysm-DDA-master(1)\Cataclysm-DDA-master\src\compatibility.h:44:37: error: ‘snprintf’ was not declared in this scope  
snprintf( buffer, size, “%d”, n );  
^  
C:\Users\Cael\Downloads\Cataclysm\Cataclysm-DDA-master(1)\Cataclysm-DDA-master\src\compatibility.h: In function ‘std::\_\_cxx11::string to\_string(unsigned int)’:  
C:\Users\Cael\Downloads\Cataclysm\Cataclysm-DDA-master(1)\Cataclysm-DDA-master\src\compatibility.h:53:37: error: ‘snprintf’ was not declared in this scope  
snprintf( buffer, size, “%u”, n );  
^  
C:\Users\Cael\Downloads\Cataclysm\Cataclysm-DDA-master(1)\Cataclysm-DDA-master\src\compatibility.h: In function ‘std::\_\_cxx11::string to\_string(double)’:  
C:\Users\Cael\Downloads\Cataclysm\Cataclysm-DDA-master(1)\Cataclysm-DDA-master\src\compatibility.h:62:37: error: ‘snprintf’ was not declared in this scope  
snprintf( buffer, size, “%f”, n );  
^  
Process terminated with status 1 (0 minute(s), 32 second(s))  
4 error(s), 0 warning(s) (0 minute(s), 32 second(s))

Please help!

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**Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 3:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/newbie-questions/13931/3 "2018-10-20T15:32:02Z")

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Hey, my English is bad, but I"ll try.  
It looks like that all of the game components are unreadable(it’s .cpp files, all code is here). I don’t know why, newbie too.