title: Dev C in Windows 8: gcc Internal Error
body: <p>I am a teacher's assistant for a C programming class, and the instructor uses Dev C++ as the compiler for the class. Personally I would use a different one, but the choice is not mine here. Recently I installed the Windows 8 Professional 64 bit that is available on Dreamspark though my university, so I can start with some metro app development for some contests. Unfortunately, Dev C++ has stopped compiling. It previously worked fine with Windows 7 64 bit. </p>
  
  <p>I get an error when compiling that reports back:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Compiler: Default compiler
  Executing  gcc.exe...
  gcc.exe "C:\Users\James\Documents\Homework\TA_CPRE_185\counter.c" -o "C:\Users\James\Documents\Homework\TA_CPRE_185\counter.exe"    -I"C:\Dev-Cpp\include"   -L"C:\Dev-Cpp\lib" 
  gcc.exe: Internal error: Aborted (program collect2)
  Please submit a full bug report.
  See &lt;URL:http://www.mingw.org/bugs.shtml&gt; for instructions.
  
  Execution terminated
  Compilation successful
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>It says the compilation is successful but it is not, so no executable is made. I want to know if anyone has any ideas of what might get Dev C++ to work on this version of Windows, so I don't have to run Dev C++ in a virtual machine? I need it working, so I can do class demonstrations.</p>