{"id":80,"date":"2021-06-08T10:29:14","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T10:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/athenswonder.com\/?p=80"},"modified":"2021-06-08T10:45:16","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T10:45:16","slug":"how-to-install-codeblock-nightly-build-with-latest-gcc-compiler-32-bit-and-64-bit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/athenswonder.com\/?p=80","title":{"rendered":"How to install Codeblock nightly build with latest GCC Compiler 32 bit and 64 bit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Nightly builds have new and better features then the stable releases which are needed. It is better to use nightly build, but check comments in forum if a new, nightly build has bugs, in which case wait for another one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Install Codeblocks Nightly Build \u2013<\/strong>
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search \u201ccodeblocks nightly\u201d in google
click on build you want to download like \u2013
The 06 August 2013 build is out<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example zip or 7z file names in bracket changes with various releases.
How to use a nightly build \u2013 codeblocks forum post
download \u2013
1) CB nightly, (CB_20130806_rev9246_win32.7z)
2) mingwm10.dll, when no MingW installed on your system, (mingwm10_gcc471-TDM.7z)
3) wxmsw28u_gcc_cb.dll, unicode windows wxWidget dll for Code::Blocks, (wxmsw28u_gcc_cb_wx2812_gcc471-TDM.7z)
4) exchndl.dll, exception handler dll (for better crash reports), (exchndl_gcc471-TDM.7z)
from build download page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final steps :<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1) unzip the CB nightly in some directory
2) unzip all dll\u2019s : requirement : they need to be in your PATH, most easiest is to unzip both of them into the same directory where you unzipped the nightly, so they reside next to the codeblocks.exe .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Install GCC Compiler 32 bit and 64 bit TDM-GCC<\/strong>
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Download MinGW-w64<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GCC 7 (latest) (GCC for Windows 64 & 32 bits [mingw-w64]<\/a>) or GCC 6 (stable). Use x86_64-win32-seh<\/a> (64 bit, SEH exceptions, win32 threads), for using std::threads with it you can use mingw-std-threads (meganz\/mingw-std-threads<\/a>) with it. or you can use x86_64-posix-seh<\/a> for using pthreads (unix threads) and std:threads built on pthreads but you will need to distribute winpthreads-1.dll with your exe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

extract or install to \u2013
For example all files inside \u201cx86_64-7.1.0-release-win32-seh-rt_v5-rev2.7z\u201d go to \u201cE:\\osl\\codeblocksn\\codeblocks\u201d folder directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download TDM-GCC<\/strong>
search \u2013 \u201cTDM-GCC\u201d in google
http:\/\/tdm-gcc.tdragon.net\/<\/a>
download 32bit and 64bit versions (Bundle Installer) \u2013 install in some directory (outside codeblocks directory)
while installing \u2013
Uncheck checkbox \u201cCheck for updated files on the TDM-GCC server\u201d
In next screen
select \u201cComponents \u2013
select \u201cgcc\u201d, or expand it and select \u201copenmp\u201d
select \u201cgdb\u201d
Meaning select all compnents for both 32 bit and 64 bit TDM-GCC, so that everything is installed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

extract or install to \u2013
For example all files inside \u201cCB_20130806_rev9246_win32.7z\u201d go to \u201cE:\\osl\\codeblocksn\\codeblocks\u201d folder directly.
Example install path \u2013
E:\\osl\\codeblocksn\\codeblocks (CB_20130806_rev9246_win32.7z), (mingwm10_gcc471-TDM.7z), (wxmsw28u_gcc_cb_wx2812_gcc471-TDM.7z), (exchndl_gcc471-TDM.7z)
E:\\osl\\codeblocksn\\MinGW32 (tdm-gcc-4.7.1-2.7z)
E:\\osl\\codeblocksn\\MinGW64 (tdm64-gcc-4.7.1-3.7z)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

clang<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can even setup clang(Clang \u2013 Getting Started<\/a>) compiler with CodeBlocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Codeblocks settings for New GCC Compilers<\/strong>
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(*** settings are only need to be modified generally but check all)
(set these settings) \u2013 browse to MinGW64 directory or, just copy the name of executables from this text file and paste in appropriate boxes in settings page.
After installing start codeblocks \u2013
codeblocks \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>codeblocks \u2013
32 bit
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Settings \u2013 Compiler \u2013
Selected Compiler \u2013 GNU GCC Compiler \u2013 ([copy], if you want to make another compiler but is not required, for 32 bit, just modify path and check c++ compiler which is wrongly
named to \u201cmingw32-g++.exe\u201d instead of \u201cmingw32-c++.exe\u201d)
Toolchain executables \u2013
*** Compiler\u2019s installation directory \u2013 E:\\osl\\codeblocksn\\MinGW32 (your path here)
these are set, just check \u2013
browse to MinGW32 directory \u2013
(set these settings)
C compiler \u2013 mingw32-gcc.exe
*** C++ compiler \u2013 mingw32-c++.exe
Linker for dynamic libs \u2013 mingw32-g++.exe
Linker for static libs \u2013 ar.exe
Debugger \u2013 GDB\/CDB debugger : Default
Resource Compiler \u2013 windres.exe
Make program \u2013 mingw32-make.exe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>codeblocks \u2013
64 bit
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Settings \u2013 Compiler \u2013
*** Selected Compiler \u2013 GNU GCC Compiler \u2013 [copy]
*** Give Name \u2013 GNU GCC Compiler x64
Toolchain executables \u2013
*** Compiler\u2019s installation directory \u2013 E:\\osl\\codeblocksn\\MinGW64 (your path here)
browse to MinGW64 directory \u2013
(set these settings)
*** C compiler \u2013 x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc.exe
*** C++ compiler \u2013 x86_64-w64-mingw32-c++.exe
*** Linker for dynamic libs \u2013 x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++.exe
Linker for static libs \u2013 ar.exe
Debugger \u2013 GDB\/CDB debugger : Default
Resource Compiler \u2013 windres.exe
Make program \u2013 mingw32-make.exe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*** [Set as default] (the 64 bit compiler or 32 bit if you want that)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Codeblocks settings for ease of use<\/strong>
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Keyboard Shortcuts \u2013<\/strong>
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Settings \u2013 Editor \u2013 Keyboard Shortcuts \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

File \u2013 Save Everything \u2013 Ctrl + Shift + S<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Menu bar \u2013 Build \u2013
Build \u2013 Ctrl + F9
Run \u2013 Ctrl + F10
*** Build and run \u2013 F9, *** F5
Rebuid \u2013 Ctrl + F11
*** Build workspace \u2013 F6
*** Rebuild workspace \u2013 F7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These settings will help a lot if you work in both Visual Studio and Codeblocks side by side
Syntax Highlighting like Visual Studio \u2013<\/strong>
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Settings \u2013 Editor \u2013 Syntax highlighting
Comment (normal), Comment line (normal) \u2013 select dark green
Keyword, User Keyword \u2013 light dark blue
String, Preprocessor \u2013 maroon
Selection \u2013 light blue<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drag Project Management box in editor to right hand side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep Codeblocks settings \u2013<\/strong>
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Codeblocks settings (what you just did) are stored in \u201cC:\\Users\\(user_name)\\AppData\\Roaming\u201d
When you use a new nightly build by deleting previous folders and extracting new zip or 7z files,
if you are asked to update default settings select no (all the time) so as to keep compiler settings,
or set them manually like above if you selected yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Codeblocks Programming and project setting related tips<\/strong>
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Save Workspace like Solution files \u2013<\/strong>
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File \u2013 New \u2013 Project
Then
File \u2013 Save workspace as (save where your project file is, you can add other project files in this workspace also)
All projects are saved in default workspace. By this you can save own workspace which is equal to solution file in Visual Studio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UNICODE<\/strong>
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#define UNICODE \/\/for Windows API functions
#define _UNICODE \/\/for C runtime functions
in source code using compiler #ifdef condition
or define in
\u201cProject build options \u2013 Compiler settings \u2013 #defines\u201d
Example \u2013
WIN32
_WIN64 (added manually for only 64 bit configurations, same in Visual Studio also in \u201cProject Properties \u2013 C\/C++ \u2013 preprocessor\u201d options)
UNICODE
_UNICODE
_WINDOWS
_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE
__GNUWIN32__<\/p>\n\n\n\n

including static libs
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#pragma comment(lib, \u201cOpenGL32.lib\u201d)
is for visual studio
#pragma does not work in codeblocks for gcc<\/p>\n\n\n\n

for adding static lib like directx9 \u201cd3d.lib\u201d
(currently does not work while adding from project settings)
(Found this by comparing own project file with the default d3d9 project generated by codeblocks)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open project file, \u201cproject_name.cbp\u201d
go to \u2013
<Linker>
<Add library=\u201dd3d9\u2033 \/>
<\/Linker><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will look something like this
<Linker>
<Add library=\u201dwinmm\u201d \/>
<Add library=\u201dopengl32\u2033 \/>
<Add library=\u201dgdi32\u2033 \/>
<Add library=\u201dd3d9\u2033 \/>
<\/Linker>
<Unit filename=\u201dwin_api_basic_dx9.cpp\u201d \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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