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.

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

Download Code::Blocks note: download WITH mingw. The latest version 10.05, works well.

a_download

b) install

b_install

c) you don't have to change anything

c_setup

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

d_assoc

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)

e_putInMingw

These are additional libs and header files that need to be added to the MinGW distribution that comes with codeblocks.

here's a quick video which shows what this should look like: copying codeblocks

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!