Code::Blocks

Code::Blocks is the C++
IDE of choice for
Josh and
Robert as well as a few other
developers. It offers a variety of features to make code authoring and
navigation simpler. The
repository contains
Code::Blocks project files for both the engine and the compiler. Each
contains #Build targets for various
circumstances.

Build targets

Code::Blocks provides a system that allows users to specify different
compile options and sets of sources to be compiled, placing each list
under a different plain-English label. These labels are called build
targets. For example, the ENIGMA
compiler build targets include "Build",
which compiles the DLL, and "StandAlone", which, of course, compiles a
stand-alone executable that can be run from a console for debugging. The
ENIGMA engine file, in contrast, contains a
target for each platform on which it can be compiled.

Compiler issues

Code::Blocks, for some reason or another, offers an installer that will
place MinGW in the Program Files folder on Windows.
This is a rotten idea, as having a folder called "Program Files" was a
rotten idea in the first place considering the pathetic state of the
Windows shell. That said, MinGW Make has issues
compiling ENIGMA from the Code::Blocks directory. It seems to be unable
to make calls to its own toolchain
executables due to the space in the
URI.