Re: [Dev-C++] Thanks!

[Per W. <pw...@ia...>]

Are you aware that all development of Dev-C++ has been down for a number
of years now?

May I recommend that you take a closer look at the Code::Blocks IDE
instead? It is a full-featured environment that supports multiple
configured tool chains making it easy for you to use cross-compilers for
some projects, and native compilers for other projects.

It also has better debugger integration, when used with the MinGW compiler
to build native applications.

/pwm

On Thu, 1 Oct 2009, Jerry Evans wrote:

> Hello
>
> I'm using 4.9.9.2 on Windows 7 with gcc m68k cross compilation tools.
> DevC++ is excellent for the task and the beta version has pretty much
> worked flawlessly. Thanks and kudos to the team - we will be making a
> donation.
>
> One issue that arises is the DevC++ configuration. If I open a .dev
> project file from the Explorer context menu, the IDE uses the config
> data stored in (for example)
> ..\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Dev-Cpp\devcpp.ini. In my case this
> does *not* contain the right cross-compiler config, which is contained
> in a subdirectory of the devcpp installation. Is there a better way to
> do this?
>
> Also the initial config wizard has no option to escape/cancel, which is
> annoying when you *have* configured things.
>
> So how about writing a single registry entry to locate the config file?
> If no entry or specified config file absent then give the user the
> option to either proceed with configuration or locate an existing config
> file. There is already a DevCpp registry entry here:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Dev-C++
>
> I'd submit patches myself but guess what ...
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Jerry.
>