gcc on Windows: generated “a.exe” file vanishes

Question

I\'m using GCC version 4.7.1, but I\'ve also tried this on GCC 4.8. Here is the code I\'m trying to compile:

#include 

void print(int amount)         


        

Answer 1

a.exe is also the name of a virus. I suspect your computer's security software is deleting or quarantining the file because it believes it is a virus. Use redFIVE's suggestion to rename your output file to "print.exe" so that the virus scanner does not delete it.