avr-gcc error

Using Arduino IDE 1.x
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My board is Arduino UNO. My operating system is Windows 8. I tried the first simple download program "blink" but when compiled I get the following

avr-gcc: error: CreateProcess: No such file or directory

I have checked that proper board is chosen in "tools" and that the board is on com4 and shows com4.

I can not find understandable sources of avr-gcc errors.

thanks Opajohn

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Please post the messages that appeared before/after that error. They should contain an indication of what is making it error like that.

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Please post your code & screen shot of the error message

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The code I tried to install on my arduino was the first simple example called "blink" in the arduino examples library. The software would not compile and showed only The following-

Arduino: 1.6.2 (Windows 8.1), Board: "Arduino Uno"

avr-gcc: error: CreateProcess: No such file or directory

Error compiling.

This report would have more information with
"Show verbose output during compilation"
enabled in File > Preferences.

I enabled the verbose output and tried again and got the following:

Arduino: 1.6.2 (Windows 8.1), Board: "Arduino Uno"

C:\Users\John McManus\AppData\Roaming\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avr-gcc\4.8.1-arduino2/bin/avr-gcc -w -Os -Wl,--gc-sections -mmcu=atmega328p -o C:\Users\JOHNMC~1\AppData\Local\Temp\build2097611535295602212.tmp/Blink.cpp.elf C:\Users\JOHNMC~1\AppData\Local\Temp\build2097611535295602212.tmp\Blink.cpp.o C:\Users\JOHNMC~1\AppData\Local\Temp\build2097611535295602212.tmp/core.a -LC:\Users\JOHNMC~1\AppData\Local\Temp\build2097611535295602212.tmp -lm

avr-gcc: error: CreateProcess: No such file or directory

Error compiling.

Please forgive the large dump above but that is what the verbose output provided.

Thanks again

John

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1.6.2 is still in development !
With an UNO try 1.0.6.