Cannot open output file, permission denied

I just had the same issue. And i experienced that it always happens when i run the programm and change some code without finishing the programm still running. After that the "cannot open ..." message appears.

However i got rid of it by clicking the "Terminate" button at the very top-right side of the console window (red button) and after that "remove all terminated launches" (two x'es right next to the terminate button). This seems to close the running programm and everything works fine after :) hope this may help anyone

I have encountered the same problem you have. I found that it may have some relationship with the way you terminate your run result. When you run your code, whether it has a printout, the debugger will call the console which print a "Press any key to continue...". If you terminate the console by pressing key, it's ok; if you do it by click the close button, the problem comes as you described. When you terminate it in the latter way, you have to wait several minutes before you can rebuild your code.

check that "filename.exe" is not running, I guess you are using Microsoft Windows, in that case you can use either Task Manager or Process Explorer : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653 to kill "filename.exe" before trying to generate it.

I was having the same problem too and it was driving me crazy:

Windows7 64 bit, MinGW, Eclipse, CDT

Permission denied errors, executable disappearing, ld.exe errors. It would work once, but never again. Statements like: "cannot open output file ***.exe: Permission denied"

Check your ANTIVIRUS Software. Once I turned off my Antivirus software in workspace then cleaned the workspace and started the project over again I never had the problem again.