Code::Blocks is a free and open source, cross-platform IDE which supports multiple compilers including GCC and Visual C++. It is developed in C++ using wxWidgets as the GUI toolkit. Using a plugin architecture, its capabilities and features are defined by the provided plugins. Currently, Code::Blocks is oriented towards C and C++. It can also be used for creating ARM, AVR, D, DirectX, FLTK, Fortran, GLFW, GLUT, GTK+, Irrlicht, Lightfeather, MATLAB, OGRE, OpenGL, Qt, SDL, SFML, STL, SmartWin and wx programs and applications, although in some cases installing third-party SDKs or frameworks is necessary. Code::Blocks is being developed for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X and has been ported to FreeBSD. The latest stable version as of December 2012 is Code::Blocks 12.11, was released on December 6, 2012.
Features:
Compilers:
Code::Blocks supports multiple compilers, including MinGW / GCC, Digital Mars, Microsoft Visual C++, Borland C++, Watcom, LCC and the Intel C++ compiler. Although the IDE was designed for the C++ language, there is some support for compilers of other languages, including GNU Fortran, Digital Mars D and GNU GDC. A plug-in system is included to support other programming languages.
Features:
Compilers:
Code::Blocks supports multiple compilers, including MinGW / GCC, Digital Mars, Microsoft Visual C++, Borland C++, Watcom, LCC and the Intel C++ compiler. Although the IDE was designed for the C++ language, there is some support for compilers of other languages, including GNU Fortran, Digital Mars D and GNU GDC. A plug-in system is included to support other programming languages.
Code editor:
The IDE features syntax highlighting and code folding through the use of the Scintilla editor component, C++ code completion and class browser and an integrated to-do list. All of the open files are organized into tabs, which can be closed and opened at the user's will with the navigation pane or the close (X) button on the tabs. The code editor supports font and font size selection, this allows the user to choose the font and font size with which he is comfortable. In addition, it can provide specific syntax highlighting color theme that can be personalized.
Debugger:
The Code::Blocks debugger has full breakpoint support. It also allows the user to debug their program by having access and using the local function symbol and argument display, user-defined watches, call stack, disassembly, custom memory dump, thread switching, CPU registers, GNU GDB Interface and MS CDB (not fully supported yet).
GUI designer:
Code::Blocks comes with a GUI designer called wxSmith. It is a derivative version of wxWidgets. To make a complete wxWidgets application, the appropriate wx SDK must be installed with set environment variables.
User migration:
Some of Code::Blocks' features are targeted at users migrating from other IDEs - these include Dev-C++ and Microsoft Visual C++ project import (MSVC 7 & 10), and Dev-C++ Devpak support.
Project files and build system:
Code::Blocks uses a custom build system, which stores its information in XML-based project files, but it can optionally use external makefiles, which simplifies interfacing with projects using the GNU and Qt Software's qmake build systems.
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Download:
Simply Run the Setup from Setup folder.
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