Code::Blocks setup guide

We like codeblocks for windows development since it’s light weight, and avoids some of the quirkiness of windows visual studio. here’s a step by step tutorial to get up and running.

note: as of late May 2010, there’s a new version of code::blocks (10.05) – which updates the compiler (GCC), so with the OF 0.061 download, you need to follow the instructions to make this change to OF . for future releases, we’ll fix this problem…

a) download code::blocks binary (latest release)

Download Code::Blocks note: download WITH mingw.

b) install

c) you don’t have to change anything

d) I chose not too, since code::blocks is not my primary IDE

e) add files to mingw

similar to devcpp, we will have to add a few libraries to devcpp. you can download the files :

additions for codeblocks to work with OF

in the zip there are two folders, you need to put the contents of them into the contents of folders in mingw.

add the contents of the folder ”add_to_codeblocks_mingw_include” into “C:\Program Files\CodeBlocks\MinGW\include” (or wherever your app\mingw\include is)
add the contents of the folder “add_to_codeblocks_mingw_lib” into “C:\Program Files\CodeBlocks\MinGW\lib” (or wherever your app\mingw\lib is)

note: if you have already installed dev-c++, make sure that CB picks the right mingw folder (c:/program files/cb/mingw), it has a tendancy to default to c:/mingw, where devc++ installs… more info on this

As always have fun!