Code::Blocks is a free/open source, cross platform Integrated Development Environment (IDE). It is developed in C++ using wxWidgets. Using a plugin architecture, its capabilities and features are defined by the provided plugins. Any kind of functionality can be added by installing/coding a plugin.
Currently, Code::Blocks is oriented towards C/C++.
The debugging subsystem has been greatly enhanced in the latest version. Automatic/manual watches, code/data breakpoints, call stack, disassembly listing and memory dumps are only few of its features.
Key Features
Compiler:
- Multiple compiler support:
- GCC (MingW / GNU GCC).
- MSVC++.
- Digital Mars.
- Borland C++ 5.5.
- Open Watcom.
- …and more.
- Very fast custom build system (no makefiles needed).
- Support for parallel builds (utilizing your CPU’s extra cores).
- Multi-target projects.
- Workspaces to combine multiple projects.
- Inter-project dependencies inside workspace.
- Imports MSVC projects and workspaces (NOTE: assembly code not supported yet).
- Imports Dev-C++ projects.
Debugger:
- Interfaces GNU GDB.
- Also supports MS CDB (not fully featured).
- Full breakpoints support:
- Code breakpoints.
- Data breakpoints (read, write and read/write).
- Breakpoint conditions (break only when an expression is true).
- Breakpoint ignore counts (break only after certain number of hits).
- Display local function symbols and arguments.
- User-defined watches (support for watching user-defined types through scripting).
- Call stack.
- Disassembly.
- Custom memory dump.
- Switch between threads.
- View CPU registers.
Interface:
- Syntax highlighting, customizable and extensible.
- Code folding for C++ and XML files.
- Tabbed interface.
- Code completion.
- Class Browser.
- Smart indent.
- One-key swap between .h and .c/.cpp files.
- Open files list for quick switching between files (optional).
- External customizable “Tools”.
- To-do list management with different users.
And many more features provided through plugins!
Website: www.codeblocks.org
Support: FAQ, Forums
Developer: Yiannis Mandravellos, Thomas Denk, Lieven de Cock, Martin Halle, Biplab Modak, plugin contributors and others.
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
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