When i can see this release of dev? Is the Dev-project stopped?
I like to see the new gcc (now at 4.2.2) compiler and a new gdb (now at 6.7.1) release!
I think we need a new release of dev... it's too old.
Thanks
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The IDE hasn't been worked on in quite some time. Upgrading your installation of Dev-Cpp to use the newer gcc tools is a fairly straightforward task, and probably a better solution than waiting for a new version of Dev-Cpp that is packaged with the updated gcc tools.
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It depends on which package you actually downloaded and also what your goal is. For instance, if you downloaded the nuwen.net package and you don't want to preserve the old compiler version, you could unzip and drag all the files into the existing dev install. That will guarantee you never use the old compiler by mistake, because you're overwriting the executables. Optionally, you could unzip to a different location and change your default dev compiler settings to point to the new location, or create a new compiler set in dev and point that to the new location if you want easy access to both versions.
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You can upgrade the MinGW/GCC tools from www.mingw.com. The current MinGW GCC release is 3.4.5 with 4.2.1 as a "Technology Preview". You don't really gain much of any huge significance to most developers, 4.x has improved compiler optimisation.
The wxDev-C++ ( http://wxdsgn.sourceforge.net/ ) derivitive project is more active (and more functional) and now supports Microsoft's compiler as well as GNU tools.
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When i can see this release of dev? Is the Dev-project stopped?
I like to see the new gcc (now at 4.2.2) compiler and a new gdb (now at 6.7.1) release!
I think we need a new release of dev... it's too old.
Thanks
The IDE hasn't been worked on in quite some time. Upgrading your installation of Dev-Cpp to use the newer gcc tools is a fairly straightforward task, and probably a better solution than waiting for a new version of Dev-Cpp that is packaged with the updated gcc tools.
How i can update my dev with the latest mingw package?
I have downloaded the packages but i don't know what i can do to update my dev...
It depends on which package you actually downloaded and also what your goal is. For instance, if you downloaded the nuwen.net package and you don't want to preserve the old compiler version, you could unzip and drag all the files into the existing dev install. That will guarantee you never use the old compiler by mistake, because you're overwriting the executables. Optionally, you could unzip to a different location and change your default dev compiler settings to point to the new location, or create a new compiler set in dev and point that to the new location if you want easy access to both versions.
You can upgrade the MinGW/GCC tools from www.mingw.com. The current MinGW GCC release is 3.4.5 with 4.2.1 as a "Technology Preview". You don't really gain much of any huge significance to most developers, 4.x has improved compiler optimisation.
The wxDev-C++ ( http://wxdsgn.sourceforge.net/ ) derivitive project is more active (and more functional) and now supports Microsoft's compiler as well as GNU tools.
There is also an e-book on using wxDev-C++: http://wxdevcpp-book.sourceforge.net/
Clifford
You can also upgrade from here: http://nuwen.net/mingw.html
I prefer this to the mingw site because it includes other useful libraries, but if you don't need them then the main site is probably better.
I initially was interested in 4.2.1 as I needed GOMP for OpenMP stuff.
Note that the Nuwen build does not include a working GOMP ICYC
Wayne