c - GCC compiler cannot find stdio.h

Question

OS - Windows. I'm using a MinGW compiler. When trying to compile a simple program:

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
    printf("Hello, world
");
}

through the console command:

gcc.exe -g (filedir) -o (filedir.obj)

an error message comes up, saying "no include path in which to find stdio.h".

How do I make the compiler find the header and compile the program?

Answer 1

Use the -I option to specify additional include paths as part of the gcc command:

gcc -I /include/file/directory ...

Having said that, you should not need to specify an additional include path to find stdio.h (or any other standard library header). Review how you installed MinGW and make sure you followed all the instructions correctly; you may need to uninstall and re-install.