I have been using 1.0.1 then 1.0.5 for various small projects and suddenly get "This application has requested the Runtime To terminate it in an unusual way , see the complete message below. ....... I loaded the sample program 'BLINK', same message. I unloaded Arduino, rebooted, reloaded and experienced the same error time after time. After lots of frustration I loaded 1.5.5 and tried verifying BLINK and the same error message was returned. I see similar messages after doing a google search. Any ideas here ?
I selected various Arduino boards and received the same message as seen below.
This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way.
Please contact the application's support team for more information.
C:\Program Files\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr\bin\avr-g++ returned 3
This report would have more information with
"Show verbose output during compilation"
enabled in File > Preferences.
Sounds to me like an error in the OS.
If it says it after a google search then it is nothing to do with the arduno software.
Try the normal microsoft cure of reinstalling the operating system..
You need to provide more information about what you're doing when the error occurs. Are you changing code via the editor, trying to build a sketch, using serial monitor, saving / loading files, etc?
Your windows seems to be getting upset about the way that the gcc C++ compiler is running, on your computer. It is nothing to do with the application running on your actual arduino device.
I get these sorts of messages sometimes, but from java, which is apparently what the Arduino IDE on the computer uses. Rebooting the computer seems to make the problem go away.
Thanks for the replies, I read each suggestion and performed described routines.
Here is how the error occurs:
start Arduino, check for the correct COM port and board or default to Uno without a board connected.
Load example BLINK, make no changes
RUN verify,,, BLINK gives the error
or
try to upload BLINK to the UNO R3
Attempted other BASIC examples
Either attempt gives the same error in versions 1.0.1 / 1.0.5 and 1.5
Rebooted lots of times to unload, 'remove' program, delete arduino folders and reload Arduino
%temp% is correctly showing the TEMP directory
Have cleaned the temp directory. and browsed the sketch and example directories in Arduino setup.
My other Windows XP machine has the same MS updates and programs, Arduino works fine and so does the Raspberry Pi Arduino.
Arduino boards do not have to be connected for this error to occur.
I had this problem before. I couldn't resolve it until I made a fresh WINDOWS installation. I worked the GUI for a couple of months but suddenly I got the error message again. I image that I installed something that has made the damage again.
It is most annoying and I can't reinstall WINDOWS now.
I think it must have something to do with jawa but I don't know how to solve it. I tried reinstalling jawa but no luck. Any suggestion anyone?
I was never able to resolve the Arduino IDE compile error no matter which version so I have been using another WindowsXP PC instead of this one. My earlier comments about trying to resolve the error still stand so I was hoping that some future Microsoft update or new program load would over write whatever file is causing the error and it would go away. Although this XP laptop is fully backed up to archive drives I really do not want to go thru days of reloading.
FYI the RaspberryPi and Rasbian Linux will run the Arduino environment although not very fast and I believe there are some helpful iPad APPs but I have not used them.
At the moment I writing some code for shaft encoder and serial output/input, still a newbie here .