IDE 1.6.7 fails compile under Win XP Pro Ver. 2002 SP3

[RayL]

Here is the sketch: (it should work even though its a 'null' program.)

void setup() {
  // put your setup code here, to run once:

}

void loop() {
  // put your main code here, to run repeatedly:

}

Here are the error messages:

Arduino: 1.6.7 (Windows XP), Board: "Arduino/Genuino Uno"

C:\Program Files\Arduino\arduino-builder -dump-prefs -logger=machine -hardware "C:\Program Files\Arduino\hardware" -tools "C:\Program Files\Arduino\tools-builder" -tools "C:\Program Files\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr" -built-in-libraries "C:\Program Files\Arduino\libraries" -libraries "C:\Documents and Settings\ray\My Documents\Arduino\libraries" -fqbn=arduino:avr:uno -ide-version=10607 -build-path "C:\DOCUME~1\ray\LOCALS~1\Temp\buildf09ece1735c4ab265def48f1568c90dd.tmp" -warnings=none -prefs=build.warn_data_percentage=75 -verbose "C:\DOCUME~1\ray\LOCALS~1\Temp\untitled896876505.tmp\sketch_mar02c\sketch_mar02c.ino"
Exception 0xc000001d 0x1003f 0x0 0x508549
PC=0x508549

math.init·1()
   c:/go/src/math/pow10.go:34 +0x19
math.init()
   c:/go/src/math/unsafe.go:21 +0x3f
strconv.init()
   c:/go/src/strconv/quote.go:455 +0x45
os/exec.init()
   c:/go/src/os/exec/lp_windows.go:123 +0x54
main.init()
   c:/jenkins/workspace/arduino-builder-windows/main.go:386 +0x49

goroutine 2 [runnable]:
runtime.forcegchelper()
   c:/go/src/runtime/proc.go:90
runtime.goexit()
   c:/go/src/runtime/asm_386.s:2287 +0x1

goroutine 3 [runnable]:
runtime.bgsweep()
   c:/go/src/runtime/mgc0.go:82
runtime.goexit()
   c:/go/src/runtime/asm_386.s:2287 +0x1
eax     0x10c8c068
ebx     0x633d88
ecx     0x10c82000
edx     0x633d88
edi     0x0
esi     0x4bb8
ebp     0x0
esp     0x10c8bf88
eip     0x508549
eflags  0x10206
cs      0x1b
fs      0x3b
gs      0x0
arduino-builder returned 2

Error compiling.
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Any ideas?
Ray

[codlink]

Can you install v1.6.5 of the IDE and try to upload again?

[RayL]

OK, I installed ver. 1.6.5 and the previous errors went away and a new one cropped up!
Now it reported a problem with the loader (ld.exe).
Based on some previous searching of this site, I changed the compatibility property of the executable from its current setting of Windows 98/ME to Windows 2000 and that got rid of the problem.
I can now compile a null program!
I just hope it will also compile something useful!

I suppose as they improve the IDE, they can't necessarily keep from breaking it as well?
Thanks
Ray

[codlink]

I suppose as they improve the IDE, they can't necessarily keep from breaking it as well?
Thanks
Ray

That seems to be the case.  It's like they've never heard of the term "if it isn't broke, don't fix it."  They introduced a huge bug in v1.6.6 when they added the arduino builder.  But instead of admitting their error, or hell, even not admitting it and just pull the those versions from the downloads, they deny everything and people continue to download it.