Apologies, absolute beginner in need of help.
Whenever I try to verify or upload a simple code (the blink example) I get an error message informing me that CC1plus has unexpectedly quit and the arduino interface shows Error Compiling. The code is obviously, a very small simple one. As far as I know the actual microcontroller is perfectly fine (it's a freeduino from the Franzis Tutorial Kit) the light comes on, I've selected it as the diecimilia and I'm 99% certain I have the correct serial port selected. My computer is rather old (Mac OS 10.5.8) is this the problem?
I've found other users working on windows had issues with CC1plus due to something called Cygwin? But the troubleshoot guide implies that is a windows based problem, also I don't have that installed on my mac.
I hope someone can help, I'm itching to start learning!