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dandymcgee wrote:Just a tip: I highly recommend you avoid attempting to make Code::Blocks portable. While it can be done, it's not fun.. at all.. trust me.
WTF, I've got C::B on my USB drive, it was painless. What kind of problems did you have?
It crashed and burned. Have you tried running it from the USB on a computer that has never had Code::Blocks on it before? I got like 35 pop-up error dialogs every time I did anything (opened it, loaded a file, saved a file, compiled a project, etc.)
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mine ran like a charm though i haven't done any projects like opengl or anthing but still it works perfect (thinking of moving to it from MSVC (what do you guys think?) its so easy to use i mean really its syntax highlighting is awsome. though i need to do way better comparison though.
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I've switched to MSVC lately simple because I like it's debugger so much more. The default font also hurts my eyes less (I'm sure the font could be changed.. but that's way too much work for me). ;)
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well i'm thinking of deleting MSVC (unless somone should tell me why it's better to say with them?) I"m totally liking Codeblocks it just feels more expressive and user friendly in my opinon
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thbp wrote:well i'm thinking of deleting MSVC (unless somone should tell me why it's better to say with them?) I"m totally liking Codeblocks it just feels more expressive and user friendly in my opinon
Exactly how I felt when I first switched to it. It's a great IDE. I say if you like it, use it.
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Well, since you're using Notepad++, why don't you install gcc on it?
I would imagine you could do that :)
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dandymcgee wrote:I've switched to MSVC lately simple because I like it's debugger so much more. The default font also hurts my eyes less (I'm sure the font could be changed.. but that's way too much work for me). ;)
GOOD FOR YOU. You're finally seeing the light.
thbp wrote:well i'm thinking of deleting MSVC (unless somone should tell me why it's better to say with them?) I"m totally liking Codeblocks it just feels more expressive and user friendly in my opinon
One day you will regret that decision. ;)
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Who would regret not using MSVC since you have to run it on that shit operating system.
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why would i regret not using MSVC?
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I'm still kind of annoyed that I have to #include windows.h in order to use MSVC's openGL headers.. How did you get around that for DC Falco?
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dandymcgee wrote:I'm still kind of annoyed that I have to #include windows.h in order to use MSVC's openGL headers.. How did you get around that for DC Falco?
He will be using seperate compiler and libs for the DC I imagine, so he wouldn't have to do that.
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Well I've recently been using MSVC++, The debugger is awesome, and the thing I like the most, is side-by-side file editing... To my knowledge that's not in a stable build of CodeBlocks yet. I keep Code::Blocks though, just because I'm more familiar with it.
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XianForce wrote:Well I've recently been using MSVC++, The debugger is awesome, and the thing I like the most, is side-by-side file editing... To my knowledge that's not in a stable build of CodeBlocks yet.
Right click on the tab (with the name of the code file) and choose "split view" -> "vertically".
I don't like MSVC++ (I got 2008 Pro from school) cause:
* it takes ages to install (ok... you don't do this that often)
* takes a lot of space on the HDD
* project folders are huge (40 MB vs 1 MB on CodeBlocks with the same code)
* CodeBlocks/Mingw executeables are easier to distribute
* it runs only on windows (installing and linking libraries on windows is a bitch to do)
* no highlighting of current line (without plugins)
* ...

I see no point why i should spend money on VC++ if CodeBlocks or another free IDE can do the same.
The debuggers seem pretty much the same to me. The new gdb can also go backwards :O ^^
However CodeBlocks doesn't seem quite actual to me. I use Qt-Creator for my projects. Fast intellisense, easy SVN/git-integration, Qt-reference integrated and nice design. :)
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dani93 wrote: Right click on the tab (with the name of the code file) and choose "split view" -> "vertically".

That's only with the same file though... right?

I want to be able to have two different files side by side...
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XianForce wrote:
dani93 wrote: Right click on the tab (with the name of the code file) and choose "split view" -> "vertically".

That's only with the same file though... right?

I want to be able to have two different files side by side...
Lol no, that would be completely useless. Just drag and drop a different file to the new window. ;)
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